The Digest:
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu, has told Atiku Abubakar that Tinubu will complete his eight-year tenure like former President Muhammadu Buhari. Reacting to Atiku's comments on power rotation, Onanuga said the north's shorter tenure was due to the untimely death of President Umaru Yar'Adua, which led to Goodluck Jonathan's succession. He called Atiku's argument "self-serving" and said another "spectacular failure awaits this perennial candidate" in 2027.
Key Points:
- Onanuga said Atiku ignored the circumstances of Yar'Adua's death in his power rotation argument.
- He accused Atiku of fracturing the PDP in 2023 by seeking to succeed a fellow northerner.
- He said the "accidental breach" of Yar'Adua's death does not invalidate the north-south rotation.
- Atiku has run for president six times, appearing on the ballot three times.
- Onanuga predicted "another spectacular failure" for Atiku in 2027.
