Demola Olarewaju, Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy to former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has criticised Chief Bola Tinubu’s recent appointment of Bianca Ojukwu as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
According to Olarewaju, the appointment will not help Tinubu garner votes from the Southeast in the 2027 elections.
In a statement posted on X, Olarewaju argued that Bianca lacks the necessary electoral influence in the Southeast, claiming that her role in the cabinet reshuffle is merely part of a larger political strategy by Tinubu.
Olarewaju further described Tinubu’s political moves as power-driven, highlighting that the he often adjusts his stance on issues, such as fuel subsidy, to align with his political interests.
He stated, “Bianca Ojukwu has zero electoral value and not one sane Obidient voter in the SE will switch to BAT for her sake – not one.
The statement reads partly: “Understand first of all that Tinubu is nothing, if not political. Everything he does is about power. If he opposes subsidy in 2012 – it is power. If he upholds it in 2024, it is for power.
“He can say “Yoruba Ronu” to woo Yoruba ethnocentrists, but can also say “One Nigeria” when necessary. I’m not sure that man has had even one genuine friendship in the past three decades, unless there is some political leverage or advantage to be gained.
“Bianca is a ‘nobody’ in the political configuration of the SE. But remember, APC currently has governors in two states of the SE all three senators from Ebonyi, two from Imo and one from Abia, where Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu is from and where a Bola Tinubu University of Nigerian Languages may soon be sited.
Recall also that Bola Tinubu/APC scored more votes in the SE than Atiku Abubakar/PDP – based on “it is the turn of the South/let Tinubu have it if not Obi, but not a Fulani.
“So Bianca is not at all likely to move any voter but she won’t need to – she is only one piece of a larger plan to provide an excuse for APCNEC (APC/INEC) rigging,” he added.
