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Adebayo: I Know Tinubu’s Mistakes, but I Won’t Blame Him if I Become President in 2027

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Social Democratic Party presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo says he would not blame President Bola Tinubu if he succeeds him in 2027.
  • Adebayo says a new president inherits both the country’s assets and liabilities, including existing infrastructure, institutions and economic problems.
  • He says his approach would emphasize continuity in government, despite his criticism of what he describes as mistakes by Tinubu’s administration.

Adewole Adebayo says he knows what he considers the mistakes of Bola Tinubu’s administration, but would not spend his presidency blaming Tinubu if he wins Nigeria’s 2027 election.

The Social Democratic Party candidate said a president takes responsibility for everything inherited from the previous government, including its achievements, assets and liabilities. He made the remarks during an interview on TVC’s Politics On Sunday.

When I become president by God’s grace, I’m not going to blame President Tinubu. Once I take the oath of office, I am now inheriting everything that the president before me has done.

· Adewole AdebayoAdebayo said he would accept responsibility for the previous administration’s record if elected.

“When I become president by God’s grace, I’m not going to blame President Tinubu,” Adebayo said. “Once I take the oath of office, I am now inheriting everything that the president before me has done.”

He said the same principle applied to infrastructure and public institutions. A new president, he argued, uses roads and government facilities not built by that president, and must therefore accept both the benefits and problems left behind.

I know 99% of what President Tinubu is doing wrong. I know them, and I’m still hellbent on running for the office.

· Adewole AdebayoAdebayo said his criticism of Tinubu’s policies would not deter him from contesting the presidency.

Adebayo said he understood Nigeria’s difficult economic situation and the troubled state of affairs in the country. He also claimed to know “99%” of what he believes Tinubu is doing wrong, but said that would not stop him from seeking the presidency.

His approach to governing, he said, would focus on continuity rather than assigning blame. “So I don’t get in there and start blaming him after that,” Adebayo said. “I know everything that is wrong with the government, and there’s a system of handover. So there’s a continuity in government.”

So I don’t get in there and start blaming him after that. I know everything that is wrong with the government, and there’s a system of handover. So there’s a continuity in government.

· Adewole AdebayoAdebayo described continuity rather than blame as his proposed approach to governing.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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