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<\/p>\nTinubu had accused Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara of padding pervious budgets.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Tinubu had declared that he has no secret motive in supporting Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila to be the next Senate President and House Speaker, respectively.<\/p>\n
However, Saraki warned the APC National Leader to stop treating the legislators like hapless pupils receiving orders from a cane-wielding headmaster.<\/p>\n
Saraki also alleged that the political schemes and manipulations by Tinubu despite his recent denials were for his 2023 presidential ambition.<\/p>\n
Reacting to the face-off, some Nigerians, who took to their Twitter handles, expressed their views over the war of words between the two politicians.<\/p>\n
Some reactions below.<\/p>\n
@adeyanjudeji: \u201cJust read Saraki\u2019s response to Tinubu. Saraki was practically calling Asiwaju an illiterate who knows nothing but his selfish ambition. He says the only reason why Tinubu hates him is because he stopped him from becoming Buhari\u2019s VP in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cSays the 8th NASS passed 228 Bills.\u201d<\/p>\n
@deeoneayekooto: \u201cOn PMB 2019
\n\u201cTinubu is anti-South\u201d-Afenifere, Ohaneze On NASS Leadership 2019
\n\u201cTinubu is Anti-North\u201d-Arewa Youth Forum
\n\u201cTinubu is Anti-SE\u201d-Ohaneze
\n\u201cTinubu is pursuing Anti-SW Cause\u201d-Afenifere; that is why he is JAGABAN\u2026..We curb him in the morning, he re-enacts in the evening\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
@ariyoaristotle: \u201cAnytime Tinubu is losing national reckoning he turns to attacking Saraki to distract us.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Saraki stop Buhari from attending Tinubu\u2019s birthday after relocating his \u201cditched\u201d colloquium to Abuja?<\/p>\n
\u201cHe should apply wisdom. Gbaja will not get it, you\u2019ve been used and dumped, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n
@TheSarakist: \u201cOloye is not Tinubu\u2019s mate, Oloye has surpassed Tinubu in politics, Tinubu is National Leader of the APC, Oloye is the National Leader of the PDP.<\/p>\n
\u201cTinubu was Senator, Oloye is Senate President. He should leave Tinubu where Tinubu dragged himself to, the dustbin of history.\u201d<\/p>\n
@earlobinna: \u201cI don\u2019t know what Tinubu wants but I think he should shut his mouth and shit down somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n
@toyinsinoki: \u201cCrap talk\u2026Everyone made decisions based on their interests and preferences you made yours and there can and must not be any problem with that! A lot of people in the SW look to Tinubu for leadership and follow his lead but quite a lot made decisions on global issues and i dare.\u201d<\/p>\n
@duruchibuzor: \u201cTinubu after reading Saraki\u2019s reply will five his media aide for pushing him into embarrassing his age.\u201d<\/p>\n
@ade_Murayn: \u201cTinubu don suffer sha. Any APC member that wants to work against APC always use \u201cTinubu bla bla bla\u201d as an excuse. They\u2019re mad at PMB but don\u2019t have the balls to call him out on some party decisions. They\u2019ll rather hurl insults at Asiwaju.\u201d<\/p>\n
@blomatic: \u201cThat\u2019s the kind of buffer support every president or Governor should have; it saves distraction from letter writers. GEJ\u2019s admin lacked that character, he chose Clark over Obasanjo & the game changed. Edwin Clark had no nationalistic view of issues except the \u201cthe Ijaw Nation\u201d.<\/p>\n
@dipospeak: \u201clet them continue, Nigeria as at the present needs a president like Tinubu after PMB, and we will support him wholeheartedly like we did for PMB in his 2 terms. who doesn\u2019t like growth? Except the selfish few who isn\u2019t seeing \u201cflowing money\u201d anymore. Jeunsoke Baba isale.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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