“Tinubu is going to slug it out with the masses because he is the only president who has drawn a battle line between him and the masses by weaponising hunger, poverty and hardship,” Dalung said. “And he is not remorseful about it; rather he is very pretentious, always telling Nigerians to sacrifice for the good days ahead, while he alongside his wife and son are busy living lavish lives, spending lavishly all over Nigeria. When will they sacrifice?” Dalung also raised concern about the state of democracy under the current administration, warning that “some reckless lawmakers may one day try to make Tinubu life president.”
On the formation of a new political coalition reportedly involving Atiku Abubakar, Nasir El-Rufai and others ahead of the 2027 general elections, Dalung said the situation was different from previous attempts.
“This coalition is different from all attempted coalitions since the First Republic. The president has declared himself the enemy of the poor and the poor are dying every day of hunger, poverty, malnutrition,” he said. “The coalition is very popular among the poor people; that is the truth.”
Dalung concluded that while the coalition may be made up of politicians with varied interests, they are united by a shared objective: to end the current political reality. “They are all enemies of themselves; they are all enemies of Jesus. For the purpose of crucifying Jesus, they became friends and that is how I see the coalition,” he said.
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