The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed recent criticisms by opposition leaders, saying they are “crying because of loss of opportunity to plunder the resources of the Nigerian people” rather than genuine concern for citizens’ welfare.
Basiru made the remarks on Friday after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, hours after Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC.
The APC scribe was responding to a press conference held earlier in the week by opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi, who lamented that Nigeria was becoming a one-party state under Tinubu’s administration.
“Why I was laughing was that they were not crying for ordinary Nigerian people.
“They were not crying for the development of our people.
“They were crying because of loss of privilege, loss of opportunity to continue to plunder the resources of the Nigerian people,” Basiru stated.
He credited Tinubu with blocking “all the leakages where some people are milking Nigeria dry,” citing the growth of foreign reserves from $3bn to $49bn as evidence.
