Too late to buy character – Wike’s Aide tells Atiku

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Atiku Abubarkar

The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media to FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka has told Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar that it is too late for him to learn character.

He said Atiku Abubarkar lacks character and integrity as confirmed by his former boss Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.

Lere Olayinka stated this in a Press Statement on Sunday 30th March 2025.

According to him, Alhaji Atiku has been severally informed that it was already late for him to buy character and integrity.

He said: “Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has been told that it was already too late for him to buy character and integrity that he has lacked from birth.

And that no one could have knew him better than President Olusegun Obasanjo, under whom he served as Vice President for eight years.”

Lere Olayinka, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, was reacting to statement by the Atiku Media Office that character was the reason the decision of the committee set up by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to select its Vice Presidential candidate for the 2023 election was rejected.

He said one Nigerian that can never be found in the gathering of men of character and integrity is Atiku, and his boss, Obasanjo, attested to this in his book; My Watch.

Olayinka said; “One of the reasons Wike first rejected Atiku’s offer to have him as his running mate was his not too impressive character and integrity rating, until he was prevaied upon.

“And this, Atiku exhibited when he rejected the decision of committee the party set up to pick his running mate even after telling everyone that the decision of the committee will be bidding on him.

“Now, after his lies that he picked his running mate based on the committee report that placed the former Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, as number one was bursted, he is now sermonising about character and integrity, which he, himself does not have.

“Funny that the same Atiku, that his boss described as a ‘blatant and shameless liar,’ is the one talking about character.

“For the records, Obasanjo said in his book, ‘My Watch’ that ‘What I did not know, which came out glaringly later, was his parental background which was somewhat shadowy, his propensity to corruption, his tendency to disloyalty, his inability to say and stick to the truth all the time, a propensity for poor judgement, his belief and reliance on marabouts, his lack of transparency, his trust in money to buy his way out on all issues and his readiness to sacrifice morality, integrity, propriety, truth and national interest for self and selfish interest.’

“Up till today, Atiku has not debunked what his boss said about him.

“Unlike Atiku, Wike does not hide or pretend on where he stands on issues.

” He is not one that will do a tweet on major issues and rush to delete it.

“He didn’t pretend about his position on the 2023 election and he won’t pretend on where he will stand in 2027.

“It is Atiku, that should start being truthful and reliable, especially now that he is old, because everything should not be about desperation to be president” Lere Olayinka stated.

Who is Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar?

Atiku Abubakar is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the 11th Vice President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007, alongside President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Born on November 25, 1946, in Jada, Adamawa State, Nigeria, he has been a prominent figure in Nigerian politics for decades.

Abubakar has run for president six times, including in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023.

He has been a member of various political parties, including the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).

In addition to his political career, Abubakar is a successful businessman with interests in real estate, agriculture, and logistics.

He is the co-founder of Intels Nigeria Limited, a leading logistics and facilities services company in Nigeria.

Abubakar has been married multiple times and has 28 children.

He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Anglia Ruskin University and has received several honorary awards and titles, including the traditional title of Wazirin Adamawa.

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