A former North Central Coordinator of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, Anngu Orngu, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing his economic and institutional reforms as “bold and transformational.”
Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Orngu — who also previously served as Senior Special Assistant to the Benue State Governor on Student Affairs — hailed Tinubu’s leadership, particularly commending the controversial removal of fuel subsidy.
“President Tinubu is not paying lip service to the reformation of Nigeria. He is doing the hard and painful work of fixing a broken system,” Orngu stated.
He described the fuel subsidy removal as a courageous decision that dismantled a long-standing structure of “waste and abuse” that kept the majority of Nigerians in poverty while benefiting only a few.
“Subsidy removal was not a popular decision, but it was the right one,” he said. “It takes courage to confront decades-old structures of waste and abuse.”
Highlighting what he believes are early signs of progress, Orngu noted that no governor is currently borrowing to pay salaries, attributing this to the stabilizing effect of Tinubu’s economic policies.
In a sharp rebuke of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Orngu advised him to “rest and stop acting like a juvenile political activist,” urging the PDP stalwart to support Tinubu’s national rebuilding efforts.
“This is a time for national rebuilding, not petty politics. Those who truly care about Nigeria should rally behind Tinubu’s vision,” he said.
He also called on Nigerian youths to give President Tinubu an “overwhelming mandate” in the 2027 election, stressing that the future belongs to a generation willing to support meaningful reforms.
“The future belongs to us, and we must support the leader who is laying the groundwork for it,” Orngu concluded.
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