Oct 1 statement: Osuntokun faults Atiku’s repeated reference to Tinubu as ‘Bola’

Mr Akin Osuntokun, a former Presidential spokesman and Director-General of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign in the 2023 election, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for repeatedly referring to President Bola Tinubu as “Bola” in his Oct. 1 address.
Osuntokun, in a statement on Thursday, said although Abubakar was entitled to criticise Tinubu and his administration, the manner of addressing the President was disrespectful and amounted to an affront to the office of the President.
He said his long-standing cordial relationship with Abubakar had made him reluctant to criticise him harshly since the end of the Olusegun Obasanjo administration in 2007.
“Abubakar is entit...