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The Presidency has mocked former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, telling him to retire and go to his second home in Dubai.
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said this in a post on his verified X handle on Friday.
His remark follows the defection of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State (Atiku’s home state) to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
DAILY POST had reported that Governor Fintiri on Friday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the APC.
Reacting, Onanuga said, “Adamawa Governor Fintiri joins the APC taking away Atiku’s entire home base to President Tinubu’s party. This is a big blow for Atiku.
“With the presidential election less than a year away, Fintiri’s defection is surely a big blow to veteran presidential runner Atiku Abubakar.
“His ADC is largely unknown in the state. He certainly needs to reassess his ambition, as his governor has turned the APC into an Adamawa juggernaut.
“If a politician is not so popular at home, he has no business selling his candidacy to outsiders. The time is nigh for Atiku to consider retiring from politics and going to his second home in Dubai.”
Fintiri defection: Retire from politics, go to your second home in Dubai – Presidency chides Atiku
