{"id":3101,"date":"2026-10-29T09:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/tell-nigerians-your-real-destination-apm-challenges-tinubu\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T09:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:16:16","slug":"tell-nigerians-your-real-destination-apm-challenges-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/tell-nigerians-your-real-destination-apm-challenges-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell Nigerians your real destination, APM challenges Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"747\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tell-Nigerians-your-real-destination-APM-challenges-Tinubu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tell Nigerians your real destination, APM challenges Tinubu\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tell-Nigerians-your-real-destination-APM-challenges-Tinubu.jpg 747w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tinubu--300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Allied People\u2019s Movement, APM, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to disclose his actual destination, insisting that he should remain in Nigeria to pray for the country and tackle the hardship facing citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The party argued that Tinubu should address Nigeria\u2019s mounting problems at home rather than embark on a trip, it questioned, alleging that the announced lesser Hajj pilgrimage should not serve as a cover for other activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, APM National Publicity Secretary Abubakar Yusuf questioned the purpose of the President\u2019s trip, insisting that the pilgrimage should not be used to distract from the challenges confronting Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLesser Hajj involves prayer and supplications, but not an opportunity to do the unusual or as a cover to do other things,\u201d Yusuf said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accusing Tinubu\u2019s administration of worsening the hardship in the country, the APM spokesman said the president should stay back and address the problems facing ordinary Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou cannot pray for the problems you have inflicted on ordinary Nigerians, rather than staying here to resolve the heavily burdened, self-contrived problems of the citizens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yusuf also invoked the popular \u2018Andrew, check out\u2019 expression, urging Tinubu not to leave the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet Mr President not behave like \u2018Andrew\u2019 of those days, saying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should not check out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead to the 2027 presidential election, Yusuf claimed Tinubu could struggle to secure the required 25 per cent of votes in 12 selected states, challenging the president to pay attention to his electoral prospects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The APM spokesman expressed confidence that the party\u2019s presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, would defeat Tinubu in 2027, describing him as a workaholic and energetic contender poised to challenge the President\u2019s political dominance in the South-West and across the South.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/tell-nigerians-your-real-destination-apm-challenges-tinubu\/\">Tell Nigerians your real destination, APM challenges Tinubu<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Allied People\u2019s Movement, APM, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to disclose his actual destination, insisting that he should remain in Nigeria to pray for the&hellip; 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