Adedayo Akinwale and Hassan Amina in Abuja
The Chairman, Board of Directors of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Senator Dayo Adeyeye, has declared that Nigeria doesn’t want a vacationer president who runs to Dubai each time there’s a disaster.
Adeyeye said this whereas addressing a press convention yesterday in Abuja, describing the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar as a “jumper” who had defected to 6 political events in 19 years.
He stated Atiku couldn’t repair the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that made him vice chairman for eight years, asking how would he repair Nigeria of 230 million folks?
Adeyeye said: “My brothers, a person who can’t construct a political social gathering can’t construct Nigeria of 230 million. PDP to AC to PDP to APC to PDP to ADC. Six events in 19 years. Small disaster, he runs to Dubai. If he can’t keep to repair PDP that made him vice chairman, how will he keep to repair Nigeria?
“When Obasanjo wanted to crush him, where did he run to? Bourdillon —to Tinubu. Tinubu gave him AC (Action Congress). Gave him a platform. A man who ran to Tinubu for refuge now wants to challenge Tinubu? Asiwaju is his master in politics and nation building.”
Adeyeye famous that Atiku lives in Dubai, and solely comes when election season comes, contests, loses, and runs again, including that that’s not residence, that’s tourism and Nigeria doesn’t want a vacationer President.
He emphasised that Atiku’s solely financial plan is to promote, stressing that as Chairman of the National Council on Privatisation, he offered NITEL, NICON, Ajaokuta metal rolling.
Adeyeye added: “He lives in Dubai, comes solely when election comes, loses, runs again. His solely plan is to promote. As privatization chairman, he offered NITEL, NICON, Ajaokuta – all died. Now he desires to promote NNPC and our new ports.
“Tinubu constructed AD (Alliance for Democracy), constructed ACN (Action Congress of Nigeria), constructed APC (All Progressives Congress). Built Lagos from N600 million to N51 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Built a celebration, constructed a metropolis, now constructing a nation.
“Atiku solely jumps. Defect, contest, lose, run away. Nigerians should select: Builder or Jumper? Stayer or Tourist? A President who pays you whereas alive, or one who enables you to die ready?
“Tinubu has done the painful surgery. Let us allow him to complete the healing.”
Adeyeye revealed that President Bola Tinubu accepted the sum of N758 billion to clear pension liabilities courting again to 2007, with 957,045 pensioners paid.
He added that the president reintroduced 100 per cent gratuity underneath the Exit Benefit Scheme for federal employees in January, ending a 20-year interval when retirees went house with out gratuity.
He added that the administration additionally cleared the $3.4 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) mortgage inherited on assumption of workplace, with the IMF confirming zero principal as of April 30, 2025.
The chairman famous that the administration has commenced compensation of the N22.7 trillion Ways and Means securitised to 40 years, with N613 billion paid as of June this 12 months.
He said: “President Tinubu accepted N758 billion to clear pension liabilities courting again to 2007, with 957,045 pensioners paid.
“No president has ever done what Tinubu did. In one decision, he approved N758 billion to clear pension debts from 2007.”
On debt administration, Adeyeye stated the administration cleared the $3.4 billion IMF mortgage inherited on assumption of workplace, with the IMF confirming zero principal as of April 30, 2025, and had commenced compensation of the N22.7 trillion Ways and Means securitised to 40 years, with N613 billion paid as of June this 12 months.
He stated removing of gas subsidy and overseas change reforms led to a surge in Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursements from N14.11 trillion in 2024 to N26.5 trillion in 2025, and N33.27 trillion between January and November 2025 alone.
Adeyeye cited World Bank knowledge displaying GDP development rising from 3.5 % in first half of 2024 to 4.2 % in first half of 2026, inflation declining from 27.6 % in January 2025 to fifteen.2 % in December 2025, and overseas reserves rising from $33 billion in 2023 to $53.8 billion.
On governance reforms, he stated Tinubu approached the Supreme Court to safe monetary autonomy for 774 native governments in a judgment delivered July 11, 2024, and initiated the State Police constitutional modification, which he stated has been accepted by 24 of 36 states.
