Umrah: No Second Term Can Be Given To Anybody Via Spiritual Claim — Atiku’s Spokesperson

Umrah: No Second Term Can Be Given To Anybody Via Spiritual Claim — Atiku’s Spokesperson

Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s trip to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, saying a second term in office cannot be guaranteed via a spiritual claim.

'Tinubu lacks sincerity of faith' – Atiku’s aide questions President over Umrah trip

Phrank Shuaibu, senior media aide to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of politicising his recent Umrah trip to Saudi Arabia. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today on Monday, Shuaibu questioned the faith of the President, alleging that the visit was for a political […] 'Tinubu lacks sincerity of faith' – Atiku’s aide questions President o…

When Opposition Politics Descends Into Monitoring a President’s Prayers, Serious Questions Arise About Political Judgment By Princess Gloria Adebajo-Fraser, MFR

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s extraordinary demand that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu produce daily, date-stamped photographs and videos of himself performing Umrah in Makkah raises serious questions about the quality, priorities and maturity of Nigeria’s opposition politics. In a statement issued on October 28, 2026, through Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC […]

Tinubu’s Umrah: Atiku’s demand for daily photographic proof exposes political desperation, not accountability

The Presidency has a responsibility to communicate significant presidential engagements. However, the legitimate public interest in presidential travel does not automatically create an obligation to provide political opponents with a continuous visual record of religious worship.