June 10, 2026

Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu.

Demola Olarewaju, a senior political aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has launched a blistering attack on the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, accusing the administration of worsening poverty and deepening economic hardship across the country.

Olarewaju, who spoke during an appearance on Vanguard’s Politics Hub, blamed the government’s handling of key economic reforms, particularly the removal of the fuel subsidy on assumption of office, which he said was done without full deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector.

'Biggest achievement is making Nigerians poorer' — Atiku's aide attacks Tinubu