Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of being “an assembly of forgers, impostors, and morally bankrupt individuals masquerading as public servants.”
Atiku made the allegation in a statement posted on X on Wednesday titled “Forgery As State Policy: Tinubu, His Cabinet, And The DSS Must Be Held Accountable.”
He said the recent resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, exposed “the deep moral crisis at the heart of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.”
According to him, Nnaji’s exit, described by the government as a voluntary resignation, was an attempt to “whitewash yet another scandal that typifies the forgery-ridden character of this government.”
Atiku argued that Nnaji should have been dismissed and prosecuted for falsifying documents instead of being allowed to “quietly exit through the backdoor.” He also faulted the Department of State Services, DSS, for clearing Nnaji despite “its earlier rejection of Nasir el-Rufai over alleged security concerns.”
“The DSS truly deserves our flowers for this national disgrace,” Atiku said, adding that the agency’s failure of due diligence had embarrassed Nigeria globally.
He further alleged that the rot in the administration stemmed from the president himself, who he claimed had been enmeshed in controversies surrounding his identity, age, and academic records.
Atiku said Tinubu’s “personal history of alleged forgery and perjury” had institutionalized falsehood in public service, creating a culture of deceit among ministers and aides.
He called for “an independent, transparent, and comprehensive investigation” into the academic and professional credentials of all members of the Federal Executive Council, beginning with President Tinubu.
“The time has come to rescue our country from the grip of deceit and restore integrity to public life,” Atiku said.
