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Tinubu adviser calls Atiku a ‘political chameleon’

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Tinubu adviser calls Atiku a ‘political chameleon’Atiku Abubakar · CC BY 2.0

Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, called Atiku Abubakar a “political chameleon” as he runs for president in 2027 as the African Democratic Congress candidate. The attack was a response to remarks about the effect of a possible change in fuel pricing policy on the Dangote refinery, according to Vanguard News.

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