Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Bola Tinubu-led Presidency over its decision to invoke China's legal system while defending Tinubu, arguing that the comparison had instead reignited public scrutiny of allegations surrounding the President's past. In a statement issued on Saturday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described the Nigerian presidency's argument as a "monumental own goal," saying its attempt to discredit him had instead exposed President Tinubu to tougher public questions.

The Presidency accuses Atiku Abubakar of undermining Nigeria's sovereignty by lobbying the US against President Tinubu over a 1993 case. Read more here.

The Presidency on Thursday took a swipe at the former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for reporting…