BREAKING: How Can Atiku Be Complaining About Somebody Spending N800M, Did Atiku Not Spend When He Was VP? – Otubanjo
Research Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Femi Otubanjo, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his condemnation of reported spending by the ruling All Progressives Congress government.
Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Otubanjo questioned Atiku’s moral authority to criticise the APC over allegations that about N800 million was spent on party-related activities, arguing that such practices were not new in Nigerian politics… WATCH VIDEO CLIP
“How can Atiku be complaining about somebody spending N800 million? Did Atiku not spend like that when he was Vice President? Did he not support political parties,” Otubanjo said during the interview...READ FULL STORY; FROM THE SOURCE.
The professor’s remarks came amid ongoing political debates over party financing, the use of state resources and the rising cost of political activities in Nigeria. Atiku, who served as vice president between 1999 and 2007 under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has been vocal in criticising aspects of the current administration and the APC’s management of public resources.
Otubanjo, however, argued that politicians across party lines have historically engaged in heavy spending to maintain political influence and support party structures. He suggested that criticisms of political expenditure should not be selective or directed only at opponents.
Lets wait.time will tell