The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned critics of the Bola Tinubu administration against underestimating the President’s leadership and dedication to transforming Nigeria, insisting that such critics belong to the past era with outmoded ideas and failed records.
“We have quality leadership today in our country. Mr. President is a digital President. People who underestimate him are doing so at their own peril,” Ribadu warned.
Ribadu spoke on a day the African Democratic Congress, ADC, accused the Presidency of fabricating claims of an alleged plot to overthrow President Tinubu’s administration, alleging that it was a deliberate strategy to justify the repression of opposition leaders.
This came as former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, yesterday, asserted that some governors and senior figures within the All Progressives Congress, APC, are quietly backing the opposition coalition.
Also, the lawmaker representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Ireti Kingibe said though she remains a member of the Labour Party, she had aligned with the opposition coalition on the platform of African Democratic Congress, ADC.
However, the lawmaker representing Benue South Senatorial District, Senator Abba Moro, said he remains a committed member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and has no intention of joining any coalition.
Similarly, leaders of the PDP in Ondo State yesterday disowned the former governorship candidates and members of the party who defected to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Also as a move to assert itself as a strong opposition, the PDP has dismissed claims of its declining relevance, saying it is consolidating internally and positioning itself for a strong comeback in the 2027 general elections.
Addressing the National Cybersecurity Conference 2025 held in Abuja yesterday, Ribadu declared that Nigeria is now safer, more stable, and increasingly attractive for investment, due to the reforms and strategic policies introduced under President Tinubu.
Ribadu waved aside ongoing criticisms from certain quarters as the pontifications of “expired” political figures who felt entitled to perpetual relevance, warning that Nigerians are now more discerning and will not be swayed by propaganda.
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