2027: Apologise to Nigerians for hardship, account for loans – Atiku to Tinubu, APC

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, statesmanlike candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described President Bola Tinubu’s economical policies arsenic a failure, saying Nigerians are struggling to header with the rising outgo of living.

Atiku said Nigerians could nary longer provender their children with authorities gross announcements, portion workers could not spend transport fares.

In a connection signed by the Director of Strategic Communications of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the contradiction was reflected successful assessments by planetary institutions.

He said, “In June 2026, the IMF said reforms had improved Nigeria’s macroeconomic outcomes, but besides acknowledged that conditions remained hard for galore Nigerians, estimating poorness astatine 63 per cent nether the nationalist poorness enactment and saying 27 cardinal Nigerians had faced nutrient insecurity successful the second portion of 2025.

“It warned that higher fuel, nutrient and transport costs could worsen poorness and nutrient insecurity.

“Recent fuel-price pressures person further intensified the compression connected household budgets, with petrol selling astatine astir N1,400 per litre successful Lagos and Abuja and arsenic precocious arsenic N1,500 successful parts of bluish Nigeria successful September, portion diesel exceeded N2,000 per litre.

“The doctrine of an economical betterment cannot beryllium that the mediocre surrender much and much portion t...