.Says, apologise to Nigerians or be rejected over petrol price hike
By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar has alleged that the President Bola Tinubu administration has entered “full panic mode” and is now plotting to reintroduce fuel subsidy through the back door ahead of the 2027 election, after nearly four years of branding subsidy as economic sacrilege.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Wednesday, Atiku said his team had received credible intelligence on the development, describing it as electoral desperation rather than compassion.
While accusing the government of pursuing a strategy that is “as cynical as it is obvious: impoverish Nigerians for three and a half years, wait until the 2027 election is within sight, then hurriedly return a fraction of the relief you denied them and expect gratitude at the ballot box”, Atiku said “Tinubu wants Nigerians to forget the pain because an election is approaching. They will not.”
