Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant on Public Communications to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has launched a scathing assault on President Bola Tinubu over his Umrah journey to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Speaking throughout an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Shaibu mentioned Tinubu went to Mecca with only Northern governors, with his cabinet full of Yorubas.
He accused President Tinubu of politicising a spiritual journey, stating it was hypocritical for him to journey to Umrah with only Northern governors.
“President Tinubu travelled with only Northern governors to Umrah, meanwhile his cabinet is fortified with Yoruba people. That is the height of hypocrisy,” Shaibu acknowledged.
According to him, the President intentionally picked Northern governors to go with him to Mecca to rating political factors within the North.
He mentioned Tinubu is aware of his authorities is being accused of Yorubanisation, so he wished to use the Umrah journey to stability the narrative.
Shaibu alleged that if Tinubu really believes in inclusion, his cabinet shouldn’t be dominated by folks from his personal ethnic group.
