Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has known as on President Bola Tinubu to offer every day photographic and video proof of his presence in Makkah throughout his introduced Umrah pilgrimage, alleging that the President’s precise vacation spot could also be France.
Atiku, in an announcement issued on Wednesday by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council, accused Tinubu of utilizing the pilgrimage announcement as a “smokescreen or subterfuge”.
According to the assertion, “credible intelligence available to him points to France as the President’s actual destination.”
The former Vice President additionally expressed considerations that Tinubu would possibly make “a brief appearance in Makkah before proceeding to France.”
He additional questioned whether or not the journey was related to the President’s well being and a reported $20 billion mortgage request involving a French enterprise associate. He urged the Presidency to deal with the considerations and disclose the President’s full itinerary.
Atiku mentioned the Presidency ought to launch clear, present and date-stamped pictures and movies every day displaying Tinubu on the Kaaba and taking part within the rites of Umrah if the President was travelling to hope for Nigeria.
“Nigerians, he said, deserve verifiable proof of the President’s presence in Makkah and a transparent account of his daily activities in the Holy Land,” the assertion added.
Atiku additionally mentioned he and different Nigerians would be a part of the President in salat and prayers for the nation’s peace and progress.
He cautioned that “no one should invoke the name of Almighty Allah in vain,” including {that a} religious mission undertaken on behalf of the nation have to be handled with seriousness and transparency.
The assertion additional argued that an official journey introduced as a mission for Nigeria was a matter of public curiosity, stressing that Nigerians have been entitled to know the President’s every day engagements and the way the journey was being funded.
Atiku due to this fact urged the Presidency to reply the questions plainly and supply what he described because the proof the nation deserved.
