The Presidency has issued a stern warning to Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume against making reckless statements on television.
According to the Presidency, such unguarded utterances have made Ndume, a former Senate Chief Whip, lose the respect of right-thinking individuals.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, accused Ndume of making sweeping statements without providing any proof.
“Ndume is entitled to his opinion, as a lone-wolf opposition within the APC, though he most often gets his facts wrong or builds his thesis on a specious, faulty foundation,” Onanuga said.
Onanuga described Ndume’s allegation that kleptocrats and kakistocrats dominate the government as “just too sweeping” and lacking evidence.
“Kakistocrats? Does he know the word’s meaning, or does he just like bandying terms?” Onanuga queried.
The Presidency asserted that President Tinubu has many competent aides who are doing a good job in reengineering the country’s economy.
“This President has many competence aides, many of whom were accomplished professionals before coming to work for the government.
“And they are doing damn good job, reengineering the country’s economy to ensure it is put on a solid foundation for sustainable growth,” onanuga said.