- Atiku Abubakar’s camp has thrown shade at some top Nigerian politicians including President Bola Tinubu, by taunting them them with a new name
- A PDP chieftain and member of Atiku’s DG media, Abdul-Aziz Abubakar, tackled some APC members who are unhappy with Tinubu’s administration due to the current economic crisis
- Abubakar named the aggrieved chieftains and politicians “Tinubu Regret Organization (TRO)” and named the former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as the founder of TRO
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Abdul-Aziz Abubakar, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has heavily criticized some top chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), who seems unhappy with the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government as well as their current political situation.
In a post shared on his X page on Monday, June 24, Abubakar, who is also a supporter of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, disclosed that the aggrieved APC members are unhappy with the recent happenings within the party.
Abubakar mocked the chieftains and said the APC members he listed belong to the “Tinubu Regret Organization (TRO).”
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El-Rufai, Kwanwakso, others and where they belong
According to the list, Abubakar named Nasir el-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, as the “founder” of the organisation.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu nominated El-Rufai as a minister, but the Senate refused to confirm him due to “security clearance.”
Moving forward, Abubakar listed Abdulaziz Yari, a senator representing Zamfara west, as the “director-general” and Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano state and flagbearer of the New Nigeria’s Peoples Party (NNPP) as the “grand patron”.
Yahaya Bello, other members of the TRO
Abubakar said Aisha Binani, a former senator, is the “women leader,” Kabir Marafa, a former senator, is the “public relations officer,” and Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi, is a “youth leader.”
Speaking further, the PDP chieftain said the other members of the organisation are Kabiru Gaya, a serving senator; Abdullahi Adamu, former national chairman of APC; Sadiya Umar Farouq, a former minister; Ahmed Yerima, a former governor of Zamfara; and Elisha Abbo, a former senator.
Meanwhile, Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi is currently on the run from the clutches of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He is accused of diverting over N80 billion belonging to Kogi state.
Abubakar tweeted:
Tinubu Regret Organization (TRO.)
Elrufai – Founder
AbdulAziz Yari – DG
Kwankwaso – Grand Patron
Aisha Binani – Women Leader
Sen. Marafa – PRO
Yahaya Bello – Youth Leader
Sen. Kabiru Gaya – Member
Sen. Abdulllahi Adamu – Member
Sadiya Umar Farouq – Member.
Yariman Bakura – Member
Elisha Abo – Member.”
El-Rufai visits Buhari amid N423bn probe
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Nasir El-Rufai, visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his private residence in Daura.
This was disclosed in a tweet by the former governor’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, on Sunday, June 23.
According to the tweet, the APC chieftain was on a condolence visit to Lawal Sani Sade, MD of Duke Oil, in Daura.
Source: Legit.ng