Dare Babalola
President Bola Tinubu has clarified that he has no hand in the recent disruptions faced by the country’s opposition parties.
Speaking through Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu rubbished the accusations, blasting the opposition of confusion.
Onanuga lamented that some Nigerians usually accuse Tinubu of every misfortune that befalls them.
The presidential image maker also said that the current administration doesn’t forcefully silence opposition voices.
He said, “There is this tendency in Nigeria to scapegoat Tinubu for everything. People face challenges and the first thing they say is, ‘It’s Tinubu.’ But it’s not true. He wasn’t even in the country when some of these events happened.
“This government allows freedom of speech. I’ve heard people say this government is against freedom of speech. That’s baloney. This government allows freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, and freedom of the press. If a hotel cancels an event booking, does that mean Tinubu owns the hotel?”
Onanuga boasted that at the appropriate time, his principal would draw on the goodwill generated by his administration’s actions across the country to win his second term election.
Earlier, opposition leaders alleged that venues booked for political events were suddenly cancelled, and that members of the ADC coalition had to walk long distances to reach the Shehu Musa Yaradua Centre in Abuja to avoid attracting security attention and risking a blockade.
President Tinubu was blamed for orchestrating the confusion.
