The Arewa Youth Council has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his relentless criticisms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of being driven by frustration and hypocrisy following years of unsuccessful presidential ambitions.
In a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday, the Council’s President, Comrade Adams Reuben, ridiculed Atiku’s latest moves, calling them insincere given his past.
“It was both laughable and shameful that Atiku, who ‘presided over the reckless sale of Nigeria’s national assets to cronies during his time as head of the National Council on Privatisation’, now positions himself as a reformer and moral compass,” Reuben stated.
Reuben didn’t hold back as he questioned Atiku’s credibility, implying that repeated electoral defeats may have begun to take a toll on him.
“Atiku might be suffering from senility or early-stage brain fatigue triggered by his serial rejections at the polls,” he said.
“How does a man so deeply involved in the systemic weakening of Nigeria’s economic backbone now question a leader who is working tirelessly to repair the damage?
“He supervised the transfer of Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), and other prized national assets to associates under the guise of reforms that left millions of Nigerians worse off. That’s the legacy he’s running from, and he thinks we’ll forget by screaming ‘coalition’ and throwing jabs at Tinubu,” Reuben claimed.
In response to Atiku’s recent call for a political alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections, the youth council dismissed the effort as inconsequential.
“Nigerians have seen through that smokescreen. This so-called coalition is nothing but a gathering of political orphans, desperate to regain relevance. It is a failed train heading to nowhere — and Atiku is not only the conductor, he’s the last passenger too,” Reuben declared.
The northern youth organisation further asserted that while Atiku has been on a never-ending quest for the presidency, President Tinubu succeeded at his first shot, reflecting public trust in his leadership capabilities.
Reuben urged Atiku to withdraw from the political scene and allow the current administration to focus on governance.
“This is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first time on the presidential ballot — and he won because Nigerians believe in his vision, his intellect, and his ability to take tough decisions. Atiku has contested six times, lost each time, and still thinks we owe him the presidency?” the group asked.
“He has failed. Nigerians have moved on. It’s time Atiku does the same. His bitterness will not change the fact that the country is finally in the hands of a thinker, a builder, and a leader,” he added.
Concluding their statement, the Arewa Youth Council vowed to consistently resist attempts to distort the country’s political memory under the guise of opposition.
They warned that the group would continue to raise its voice against “those who sow division, incite bitterness, and attempt to whitewash their tainted legacies in the name of political opposition.”
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