The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fired back at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, dismissing their criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration as “self-serving” and “desperate.”
In a statement, the APC said the trio’s comments at a recent public lecture marking Amaechi’s 60th birthday celebration were “baseless” and “motivated by a quest for power to satiate their voracious rent-seeking appetite.”
The APC noted that Amaechi, Atiku, and El-Rufai have occupied high-profile positions in government for over two decades but failed to eradicate poverty or address structural challenges that stifle the economy.
“Their criticisms reek of special interest masqueraded as concern for the people,” the APC said. “They are discomforted that Tinubu’s reforms are dismantling the insidious and permissive system that enabled and sustained their reckless plunder and exploitation of the economy.”
The APC praised President Tinubu’s bold economic reforms, saying they are “systematically building the most potent bulwark against poverty” and positioning the economy for “sustained and sustainable growth and prosperity for all Nigerians.”
“Amaechi and his cohorts are losing their grip on the economy,” the APC said. “They are now compelled by Tinubu’s unprecedented reforms to adapt to a new reality where hard work, productivity, and innovation are rewarded.”
The APC concluded that Nigerians see through the trio’s “disruptive politicking” and are instead reaping the benefits of reforms that have increased opportunities and income for entrepreneurs, farmers, and service providers.
“The President’s reforms are dawning a new day for Nigeria,” the APC said. “The best strategic interest of our economy and the good people of Nigeria must continue to trump any and all political or electoral calculations.”