Atiku is playing a smart political game. He is tapping ruthlessly into rich veins of discontent across the country. Some say dangling a cocktail of shiny and impracticable promises to lure voters is worse than vote-buying. Others say Tinubu and the APC, who promised “Change” and then presided over corruption and cronyism, should get a […]

He described the shift in position as contradictory, noting that Atiku had previously described the subsidy regime as economically unsustainable.

Tinubu's aide criticises Atiku's proposal to subsidise crude oil for local refineries, warning of fiscal holes and market distortions.