Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop blaming former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for failures in his administration.
Frank who launched a blistering attack on the former President, accusing him of turning the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate into an election-year scapegoat every four years.
The activist said it was shameful that Obasanjo, despite serving as President between 1999 and 2007, had allegedly continued to evade responsibility for the record of his administration while repeatedly dragging Atiku into the political mud whenever another election approaches.
In a strongly worded statement, Frank described Obasanjo’s repeated attacks on Atiku as an “outdated blackmail pattern” which, according to him, Nigerians had become tired of.
He accused the former President of deliberately shifting blame to Atiku for the failures of an administration in which he himself wielded the ultimate constitutional authority.
Frank said Atiku was instrumental in assembling the technocrats and professionals who, according to him, delivered some of the major achievements credited to the Obasanjo administration.
He challenged Obasanjo to take responsibility for both the successes and failures of the government instead of repeatedly portraying his former deputy as the architect of its problems.
Frank also referenced the 1999-2007 administration and accused Obasanjo of failing to take responsibility for controversial actions during his tenure, including military operations in Odi, Bayelsa State, and Zaki Biam, Benue State.
“If it’s true that Atiku committed all of these things you’ve constantly accused him of, then we can conclude that you were a full accomplice as you presided over as President, because all the approving powers rested solely within your purview,” Frank said.
He accused Obasanjo of reviving allegations against Atiku whenever elections draw near, describing the former President’s intervention as a predictable political ritual.
“It’s now a home movie series where you remember Atiku every four years for the single fact of smearing and gaslighting your ex-VP whenever an election cycle is near,” he said.
Frank noted that Nigerians are no longer interested in what he described as Obasanjo’s “stale and outdated” rhetoric, insisting that the former President should offer fresh ideas rather than recycle allegations against Atiku.
He further accused Obasanjo of assuming the role of a political “spoiler” whenever the country appeared poised for a change of government.
“It’s your prerogative not to support Alhaji Atiku, which is constitutional, but using this blackmail tactic is stale and wouldn’t give your preferred candidate victory at the polls,” Frank said.
“We urge you to put a hold to this comedy skit every four years where you’re being recruited as a spoiler for which you are known for since your days as military Head of State.”
According to him, Obasanjo should stop attacking Atiku and, if he has a preferred candidate ahead of the 2027 election, openly campaign for that candidate.
“Sell your candidate if you have one at all and refrain from allowing yourself to be used before the issue of Atiku becomes a nightmare that may eventually consume you,” he said.
Frank also dismissed what he described as attempts to portray Atiku as the major obstacle to Nigeria’s progress, arguing that the former vice president had been subjected to numerous investigations without, according to him, producing the outcome his critics have repeatedly alleged.
Turning the attack directly on Obasanjo, Frank alleged that the former President had remained unusually focused on Atiku while failing to devote similar energy to criticising the current administration.
“Atiku isn’t the problem of Nigeria right now and we dare you to criticise the current government like the way you cry about Atiku,” Frank said.
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