‘Nigeria must not witness another Yar’Adua case — Atiku’s aide warns Tinubu over Makkah trip

Paul Ibe, media aide to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has warned President Bola Tinubu against allowing his Makkah trip to create uncertainty over his return and ability to govern, recalling the prolonged absence of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Ibe raised the concern in a post on X following Tinubu’s departure for the pilgrimage, insisting that Nigerians deserve transparency about the President’s traveling plans and capacity to discharge his duties. He argued that the country needed practical action on insecurity and economic hardship, not prayers without effective governance. “Prayers for peace must be matched by effective ac...