In a statement he personally signed, Adeyemi said it would
have been better for the APC chieftain to remain silent on the issue of
Buhari’s health because he had failed to speak at the appropriate time and
watched as the President was portrayed in bad light.
He noted that the comment of the former Lagos State Governor
was a failed attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of Nigerians as the relationship
between him, Tinubu, and Buhari was deteriorating.
Stressing that the failure of the Buhari’s administration
was already visible to Nigerians, Adeyemi admonished Tinubu “to refrain from
playing on the intelligence of the educated class of Nigerians.”
Adeyemi said, “Tinubu’s press statement has therefore
unfortunately come too late as the political space has been contaminated by the
undercurrents of anonymous sponsored articles in the media to portray Buhari in
bad light by unidentifiable spin doctors and masters of propaganda normally
used by political adventurers.
“Tinubu’s nonchalance to the Buhari administration’s strides
and effort has been undisputedly apparent.
“Public analysts, political observers, the educated class,
the electorate and Nigerians in general have read between the lines and
realised this press statement to be none other than a mere political ruse.
“The press statement is, therefore, a faux pas and totally
unnecessary. It is a sign of weakness or guilt complex.
“It would have been more appropriate if the APC National
Chairman-John Odie Oyegun, the Minister for Information or the Senate President
had issued this sort of statement. It is out of place and irrelevant for Tinubu
to issue this in his personal capacity.”
By Seun Opejobi
