The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of trying to score points with Nigerians by vilifying the efforts of the incumbent administration.
Morka shared his reservations while reacting to Atiku’s recent submission on poverty and hunger in the country.
The former vice president had warned that the country’s crisis risked pushing citizens toward criminality and social unrest.
He cited historical examples, including the French Revolution of 1789, the 1917 Russian Bolshevik Revolution, and the Arab Spring, as outcomes of widespread deprivation and government indifference.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Morka said the former VP was desperate for power.
He argued that Nigerians would reject him at the polls should he join the presidential race again.
He said, “Nigerians are watching, I don’t think Nigerians are paying attention to what he says because they know why he says them.
“He is desperate for power. He thinks that by vilifying governments, making false statements that Nigerians will wake up tomorrow and make him President.
“Nigerians have rejected him so many times. I don’t think these Nigerians are considering of making Atiku President.
“He served Nigeria as he did. Today he has become quite frankly irrelevant to any consideration of prosperity to the future of our country.”