By Augustine Akhilomen
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of stealing the votes of Nigerians at the 2023 presidential election.
Atiku’s reaction was in response to Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s media aide’s outburst, where he said that Nigerians rejected him by voting for Tinubu.
In a statement issued on Monday, Atiku said that the people find themselves in this predicament because the election was criminally stolen from the Nigerian people.
“Let me emphasize that the citizens who cast their votes in the 2023 presidential election are well aware that I did not lose; rather, we find ourselves in this predicament because the election was criminally stolen from the Nigerian people”, he said.
On the controversial tax reform bills proposed by the President, Atiku said, “We cannot hope to tax our way out of the economic quagmire wrought by these misguided experimental policies of a novice administration.
“Numerous nations, such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Monaco (an EU territory with a zero-income tax policy), among many others, have emerged as economic powerhouses by fostering growth through lower taxation.
“Why then are we fixated on inflicting further hardship upon an already struggling populace?
“One can only speculate that Tinubu’s government is anchored to a mere Tea-plan, which can only lead to a T-pain.”