2027: Nothing Wrong With Tinubu, Atiku Digging Up Each Other’s Criminal Records – Sam Amadi
As the 2027 presidential election approaches, the Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr Sam Amadi, says there is nothing wrong with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, and his African Democratic Congress, ADC, counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, scrutinising each other’s criminal or public service records or histories.
As the 2027 presidential election approaches, the Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr Sam Amadi, says there is nothing wrong with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, and his African Democratic Congress, ADC, counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, scrutinising each other’s criminal or public service records or histories.
Atiku and the incumbent president had been embroiled in a war of words, making various criminal allegations against one another.
For example, apart from reportedly leading efforts to investigate Tinubu’s alleged involvement with illicit drugs in the United States of America in the early nineties, Atiku has leveled multiple accusations against Tinubu, including claims that the president is approximately 90 years old.
Also, the Tinubu administration has recently revived longstanding corruption allegations against Atiku, particularly from his tenure as the country’s vice president.
However, reacting to the development, Dr Amadi said that there was nothing inappropriate about Tinubu or Atiku examining each other’s criminal or public service records, noting that this was a fundamental aspect of politics.
Speaking in an interview on Arise News Television, Amadi said, “We shouldn’t over sanitise politics in a way that prevents us from talking about policies. Politicians don’t operate in isolation.
“Leadership outcomes are not simply a function of policies; they are first a function of character and competence, and then policy. Even the best policy will fail under corrupt and incompetent leadership.”
Also, the Tinubu administration has recently revived longstanding corruption allegations against Atiku, particularly from his tenure as the country’s vice president.
However, reacting to the development, Dr Amadi said that there was nothing inappropriate about Tinubu or Atiku examining each other’s criminal or public service records, noting that this was a fundamental aspect of politics.
Speaking in an interview on Arise News Television, Amadi said, “We shouldn’t over sanitise politics in a way that prevents us from talking about policies. Politicians don’t operate in isolation.
“Leadership outcomes are not simply a function of policies; they are first a function of character and competence, and then policy. Even the best policy will fail under corrupt and incompetent leadership.”
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