The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is “competing with Buhari in incompetence.”
The APC described the comment as “laughable and disgracefully hypocritical.”
Obasanjo, in his new book Nigeria: Past and Future, launched in March to mark his 88th birthday, criticised successive administrations, stating that only Tinubu’s government appears to rival that of the late President Muhammadu Buhari in inefficiency.
In the book’s first chapter, From the Beginning Till Now: The Missing Key, he had labelled Buhari’s government as the “worst civil administration regime” in Nigeria’s history.
However, according to the Guardian reports, in a statement on Monday, Lagos APC spokesperson, Mogaji Seye Oladejo, faulted Obasanjo’s remarks, saying it was ironic for him to accuse anyone of incompetence given the controversies that trailed his own tenure.
“Obasanjo’s time in office is remembered for political arrogance, squandered opportunities, and undemocratic practices. For him to now label others as incompetent is the height of hypocrisy,” Oladejo said.
The party highlighted Tinubu’s policy moves, such as the removal of fuel subsidies, the overhaul of the foreign exchange regime, and efforts to confront entrenched inefficiencies, as proof of his commitment to fixing Nigeria’s challenges. It attributed Obasanjo’s criticism to “bitterness and resentment,” arguing that he no longer has the influence to dictate the country’s direction.
The APC also pointed to alleged corruption and failed policies under Obasanjo’s administration, insisting that Nigeria’s current structural problems predate Buhari and Tinubu.
“President Tinubu is not in a race with Obasanjo or anyone else. He is focused on reform, recovery, and renewal. No amount of potshots from yesterday’s bitter men will derail that journey,” the party stated.
