Oshiomhole defends Tinubu’s umrah and attacks Atiku
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on P.M. News
Nigerian senator Adams Oshiomhole defended Bola Tinubu’s religious journey to Mecca and attacked former vice-president Atiku Abubakar at an APC rally in Calabar. He predicted another electoral defeat for Atiku and also criticised Peter Obi’s promise to turn the country around in four years, according to his remarks.
Nigerian senator Adams Oshiomhole defended President Bola Tinubu’s prayer visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday and criticised former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, who had challenged the trip. At an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Calabar, Oshiomhole predicted that Atiku would return to Dubai after another electoral defeat, P.M. News reports.
Oshiomhole also questioned former Anambra State governor Peter Obi’s promise to deliver results in a single four-year presidential term. Tinubu’s visit to Mecca to perform the umrah began on 28 October, according to information published about the trip. Oshiomhole defended the journey at an APC campaign rally, the day after Atiku criticised the president’s electricity policy. The text of his remarks refers to an expected defeat in January, without specifying which election.
