Former Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri, has said there is nothing wrong with Nigerians opposing President Bola Tinubu’s bid for reelection.
According to him, Tinubu himself once led a rebellion against his fellow southerner, former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Waziri, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made this known while speaking on Trust Television.
He dismissed claims that opposition to Tinubu is driven by ethnic or regional bias.
“In 2003, all the governors in the South West endorsed President Obasanjo. But Tinubu led the vanguard to reject it, despite Obasanjo being a southerner like him,” Waziri said.
He stressed that Nigerians have the right to reject leaders who are not performing, regardless of where they come from.
He also criticized those supporting Tinubu today, calling them inconsistent.
He said Tinubu opposed Obasanjo based on principle, and the same standard should now apply to him.
“Everybody knew that between 1999 and 2003, the Obasanjo administration earned public trust through visible development, improved security and national unity,” Waziri said.
He noted that under Obasanjo’s leadership, Nigeria recovered from the damage of military rule and efforts were made to promote unity between the North and South.
Waziri said comparing Tinubu’s government to Obasanjo’s only exposes the failures of the current administration.
“What we are doing today by resisting Tinubu is justified. He must be judged by his performance, not by regional claims or sentiments,” he added.
He urged opposition parties and the general public to remain united in holding the Tinubu administration accountable ahead of the 2027 elections.
