Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) chieftain Aisha Yesufu has accused some political appointees of President Bola Tinubu and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of fighting among themselves and allegedly revealing information about the handling of public funds.

Yesufu made the allegation while reacting to comments by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, concerning the relationship between the APC and Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election and a leading figure in the NDC.

Keyamo had taken to his 𝕏 account on Thursday to reject the suggestion that the APC was preoccupied with Obi ahead of the 2027 general election.

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The minister said Obi was being subjected to fact-checking rather than being targeted because of political obsession. He also argued that Obi had escaped sufficient scrutiny during the 2023 election but would face more extensive fact-checking in the 2027 contest.

Keyamo’s comments sparked a reaction from Yesufu, who challenged the minister’s position and shifted attention to what she described as disagreements within the governing party.

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In her response, Yesufu alleged that President Tinubu had been unable to control some members of his party and political appointees.

She claimed that the disagreements among them had resulted in allegations and disclosures concerning the alleged misuse or looting of public resources.

According to Yesufu, the internal disputes involving some APC members and appointees raised questions about the quality of leadership under the Tinubu administration.

“Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been unable to control his party members and appointees and they are currently all over the place fighting each other and spilling the beans on how they are looting public funds,” she wrote.

Yesufu subsequently described the situation as evidence of what she considered to be a serious leadership failure.

“It says everything about the leadership of Mr Tinubu! Abysmally disastrous,” she added.

Her comments came amid increasing political exchanges ahead of the 2027 general election, with politicians and political groups trading criticisms over the records and policies of the current administration.

Keyamo’s original comments focused on the scrutiny of Peter Obi’s public statements and political claims. He said the coming election period would involve greater efforts to fact-check political claims made by candidates and their supporters.

The minister’s position reflects the broader political debate over the credibility of claims made by politicians as parties prepare for the next general election.

Yesufu’s response, however, focused on alleged divisions within the APC and among government appointees. She presented those disagreements as a reflection of what she regards as weaknesses in the administration’s leadership.

The allegations made by Yesufu were presented as her political assessment. Her comments did not establish, by themselves, that any specific APC member or presidential appointee had committed an offence or misappropriated public funds.

Neither did the remarks identify specific individuals allegedly involved in the conduct she referenced.

As political activities surrounding the 2027 elections intensify, exchanges between supporters and critics of the Tinubu administration are expected to remain a prominent feature of the national political discourse.

For now, Yesufu’s comments add another layer to the ongoing disagreement between political actors over the performance of the current administration and the issues likely to shape public debate ahead of the 2027 polls.