Tinubu mocks Obi over Anambra erosion

File photo: President Bola Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Friday mocked the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, over what he described as the former Anambra State governor’s inability to address the erosion crisis in the state during his tenure.

The President spoke while addressing supporters and members of the All Progressives Congress at a campaign rally in Akwa Ibom State.

Although he did not mention Obi by name, the President said the former governor ran away from tackling erosion in Anambra, whereas he confronted the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos State and tamed it.

“There is one who said he is in one party they call NDC, who is running for president. He ran away from erosion in Anambra State. And he said he want to be a president. Which president?

“He could not confront erosion. I, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I confronted the Atlantic Ocean, I tamed it for you. Governor Umo Eno confronted the erosion in Akwa Ibom and he is working for you, he is stable,” Tinubu said.

Tinubu also took a swipe at the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, questioning his political loyalty and leadership quality.

“They [the opposition] lack the leadership and character. If a man [Atiku] that once upon a time was a baby of the PDP, became a father of the PDP and, because of a little inconvenience, he ran away from that party and formed a dangerous ADC in another party. Is that a leadership trait? Is that a leadership character? And he wants you to vote for him. It is not for banana. He cannot put a house in order,” Tinubu said.

The President also mocked opposition parties, describing them as lacking the character and calibre of members of the APC.

“We are not like other mushroom parties. They don’t have the kind of character and the calibre of people that we have.

“You can roll down from the former chairman of our party, Umar Ganduje and many other characters here who have led and put together a united APC, people of great dependency, reliability and honesty,” Tinubu said.