Even before Wednesday’s outburst by Tinubu, there had been unease among some APC members about whether the recent CBN monetary policies, lingering fuel crisis, among other policies, were not targeted at jeopardising Asíwájú’s chances. There’s more, though.
Even before the outburst by presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress , Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Abeokuta on Wednesday, there had been unease among some members of the ruling party, whether the recent Central Bank of Nigeria’s monetary policies, lingering fuel crisis, increase in electricity tariff, among other policies, were not targeted at jeopardising chances of the party and their candidate in the February 25 election.
Recall that members of the National Assembly and the Minister of Finance tried to challenge the CBN policies, considering the implications of the policies on their own elections as well. To buttress Remi’s outcry, the wife of Mr. President, Aisha, at a point also alleged that strangers, who did not invest as much in the APC merger, had taken over the Presidency.
Again, loyalists of the national leader interpreted such plots as part of schemes to frustrate Tinubu’s lifetime ambition to be president and to stop Southwest from producing his successor. Again when APC began the sale of Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms for the presidential primary, Buhari did not pay much attention to those who picked forms and which geo-political zones they came from.
The race for the party’s ticket became a free-for-all, as President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawal, was touted by the party leadership as consensus candidate of the North. There were visible schemes to make the race impossible for Tinubu. Later in the campaign trail, the combativeness of the candidate’s campaign team and blunt refusal to be held accountable by the Media have given inkling of how imperial the Tinubu Presidency could be if he wins the election. It appears the Presidency is not too comfortable with this, in addition to emerging health and integrity challenges.
NOTWITHSTANDING the fears, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo, who is one of the spokesmen of the PCC, has dismissed the theories, noting that many of the ministers and government officials have openly shown support and solidarity with the campaign since it commenced. In a similar vein, immediate past vice national chairman Southwest zone of APC, Pastor Bankole Oluwajana, said the CBN policy is the best for now to address some ills in the economy.
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