Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank, has criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo, claiming his political influence no longer carries electoral weight ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Frank made the remarks in a statement issued on Friday while reacting to Obasanjo’s recent comments about the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
According to him, Obasanjo had developed a pattern of attacking Atiku whenever a general election approaches instead of promoting any preferred candidate.
He accused Obasanjo of repeatedly blaming Atiku for the failures of the administration they served in together, describing the former president’s interventions as a recurring election-year ritual.
Frank argued that Nigerians had become familiar with what he described as the former president’s recurring criticism of his former deputy, insisting that such attacks would not influence the outcome of the 2027 election.
“Your political value is whitewash and a ruse because any candidate you support has always been defeated at the polls, even in your state of Ogun,” Frank said.
He urged Obasanjo to openly campaign for any candidate of his choice instead of, according to him, repeatedly directing criticism at Atiku.
“Sell your candidate if you have one at all and refrain from allowing yourself to be used before the issue of Atiku becomes a nightmare that may eventually consume you,” he added.
Frank also challenged the former president to focus more on the performance of the current administration rather than making Atiku the centre of his political interventions.
“Atiku isn’t the problem of Nigeria right now and we dare you to criticize the current government like the way you cry about Atiku,” he stated.
He maintained that political leadership would ultimately be decided by Nigerians at the polls and not by the endorsement or opposition of any political figure.
“If it is destined for Atiku to become President, neither you nor anyone else can stop it,” Frank said.
