Nigeria’s debt: ‘Tinubu govt glorifies borrowing while Nigerians wallow in poverty, fear’ – Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government’s defence of rising indebtedness profile.

In a connection by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said Tinubu’s medication glorifies what helium described arsenic ‘reckless borrowing’ portion galore Nigerians descend deeper into hunger and despair.

Recall that immoderate Nigerians person been raising concerns implicit the country’s rising indebtedness profile, which stood astatine astir N154 trillion according to the Debt Management Office.

This comes astatine the clip the World Bank precocious cancelled its $717 cardinal powerfulness assemblage indebtedness to Nigeria.

A statesmanlike spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, successful his remarks to the rising indebtedness illustration concerns, said the state has not over-borrowed similar South Africa, Senegal, and different African countries.

Reacting, Atiku said the presidency has erstwhile again demonstrated a unsafe disconnect from the grim realities confronting mean Nigerians.

“It is some astonishing and insulting that astatine a clip erstwhile millions of Nigerians tin hardly spend 1 repast a day,...