Abuja, Nigeria – Na the former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, wey don vex for Tinubu silence wey don dey follow rumors say he go drop Vice President Kashim Shettima before 2027 elections. Matter wey people don dey gist for corner, even though election dey far two years away.
Baba-Ahmed talk this one on Channels Television‘s Politics Today, as he don shake body since the rumors don start fly like say na bird wey pex get wahala with owls. E begin wonder why Tinubu no don yan anything to clear the air. As e begin talk, him no hide him mind: “I would be very curious to find out what it is that makes all these stories about dropping him (Shettima).” Omo, wetin be dis wahala self?
As e dey say, “Tinubu suppose don handle this matter long time ago. If he sit down dey see all this noise and no talk, wetin he wan make we reason?” Na true talk, because every small rumor fit turn big matter if nobody address am sharply.
Baba-Ahmed no believe say just wetin presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga talk for June go work – abi you wan tell me say e go just waka come dey call am ‘non-issue’? My padi, if case no de your side, you go show your wristwatch, so why Tinubu no fit come out yarn correct matter? E fit just drop small assurance say: “I dey here, and I dey work with my Vice President, all dis matter wey una dey hear no get head.”
But no, Tinubu don keep quiet like say im dey play hide and seek with Nigerians. Baba-Ahmed dey say all the rumour carry-one and dem need Tinubu to come out directly yarn something sharp, otherwise na wahala dem go carry enter election time. Na war una wan make dem dey fight for who go follow who?
“If he doesn’t say it the way I have, he should have found a way, but it should come from him,” Baba-Ahmed dey emphasise like person wey dey report ifogbo. Anyway, we go wait see wetin Tinubu go finally talk, if he go carry mouth make we fit sleep well for night, or he go just let dem de gist with their fear.
Make e no be say dem dey look for another Northern VP wey fit balance this politicking matter like say na jigsaw puzzle. People no wan come dey treat elections like na game of chess, everybody dey reason as if dem fit use religion or region settle matter.
As we dey look towards 2027, e clear say dem need talk better in-house, otherwise the movement fit end for wahala street.
