Senator Adams Oshiomhole has defended President Bola Tinubu\u2019s decision not to attend every campaign rally ahead of the 2027 general elections.\n<\/p>\n
He insisted that there is no contradiction between the President\u2019s religious activities and his responsibility to govern the country.\n<\/p>\n
Oshiomhole said Tinubu\u2019s decision to limit his participation in campaign activities was a matter of choice and the prerogative of the ruling All Progressives Congress.\n<\/p>\n
He stated this during an interview on Arise Television on Friday while responding to questions about the President\u2019s planned absence from some APC campaign rallies and his spiritual activities in Mecca.<\/p>\n
The former Edo State governor dismissed suggestions of inconsistency in the President\u2019s position, saying there was no conflict between his religious obligations and his responsibility to govern.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I don\u2019t see what the contradiction is. There is none. He didn\u2019t say, \u2018I will stop worshipping God, I will stop praying so that I can constitute a governance,\u2019\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
He argued that the President did not have to be physically present at every engagement to discharge his responsibilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cA president is not like a teacher who must be in the classroom. But even now, you can be taught online,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Oshiomhole also faulted the repeated questioning of the President\u2019s decision, saying the issue had been discussed sufficiently and should no longer be a subject of debate.\n<\/p>\n
He further argued that the APC had the right to determine how it wanted to organise its campaign and decide where the President would appear.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cSince you are not one of our supporters, you should be happy that the President is not going to go everywhere, and then you try to make a point out of that,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
The exchange became tense as the senator accused the interviewer of repeatedly interrupting him.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cYou ask questions, you interject, you interrupt. Look, I am well-travelled and I watch TV stations and I watch TV hosts. There is no contradiction,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cIt is our right, it\u2019s our prerogative to decide where we go, where the President goes and where he doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tinubu had earlier said he would not attend every APC campaign rally ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing the need to prioritise governance and the country\u2019s other responsibilities.\n<\/p>\n
The President said party members should take charge of mobilisation across the country, stressing that electioneering should not distract him from governing.\n <\/p>\n
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