Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of making life unaffordable for Nigerians through economic policies that have eroded purchasing power, increased the cost of fuel, food and transportation, and weakened businesses.
Atiku, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Sunday, said the President could no longer hide behind economic figures when Nigerians were experiencing the painful consequences of his policies.
He accused the Tinubu administration of removing the fuel subsidy while presiding over rising fuel, transport and food prices.
The statement read, “Atiku said the position being canvassed by the Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria for support for domestic refining, alongside President Donald Trump’s intervention to strengthen petroleum production and refining in the United States, further exposes the weakness of Tinubu’s argument against targeted support for Nigerian production.
“Tinubu did not inherit this cost-of-living crisis from Nigerians. His policies created and deepened it. He took away relief from the people, made fuel, food, transport and basic survival more expensive, and now wants Nigerians to applaud statistics while their pockets are empty.
