Privatization: Not my fault you can’t read – Atiku replies Tinubu

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has fired back at Bola Ahmed Tinubu over claims that he is attempting to privatise the African Democratic Congress (ADC) amid its internal leadership crisis

In a statement released on Friday by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku dismissed the president’s remarks, insisting they were baseless and reflective of deeper inconsistencies. He described Tinubu’s comments as a “reckless tirade” that reveals “a troubling pattern of hypocrisy and historical amnesia.”

He also questioned the president’s attempt to undermine his record, pointing out that Tinubu himself has faced repeated scrutiny over his own credentials.

“Atiku Abubakar’s attention has been drawn to the latest reckless tirade by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – a performance that exposes not just desperation, but a troubling pattern of hypocrisy and historical amnesia,” Shaibu stated.

Atiku further argued that the criticism directed at him does not hold up under closer examination, adding that the current administration is now implementing reforms it once opposed.

He went on to accuse the government of lacking transparency in its handling of the national oil company, alleging that the system has effectively been commercialised without proper valuation or accountability, raising concerns over who truly benefits from the process.

“This is not reform; it is privatisation without accountability.

“It is not our fault that the President does not and can not read, because Bola Tinubu has a history of attending a school in Lagos two years before it was founded, upon which he claimed his crooked Chicago State University degree.

“If he were properly educated he would have acquainted himself with the privatisation records in the presidency or the painstaking account of these reforms as captured by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai in The Accidental Public Servant, where the privatisation programme was clearly documented as a bold and structured effort to dismantle inefficiency and drive private sector-led growth,” Atiku said.

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