Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubukar, has said that if there is no visible evidence of improved quality of life for the citizens despite the prevailing hardships, then President Bola Tinubu has nothing to offer.
Atiku expressed his disappointment through his spokesman, Paul Ibeh, stating that it was concerning that the Tinubu administration had only taken notice of the desperate times after Nigerians had to resort to public demonstrations.
The ex-vice president emphasized that Tinubu had been tasked with addressing significant challenges, acknowledging that the mandate was granted due to previous inadequacies. He also noted that numerous missteps had occurred during Buhari’s tenure.
Atiku said, “The economy went into recession twice under the last APC administration, because it knows nothing about economics. Nepotism, corruption were at a high.
“Whatever Buhari did wrong we are seeing a higher dimension under Tinubu. What we are witnessing today is Buhari pro-max. Divisions under Buhari have become craters under this government.
“How can the cost of basic food items come down when farmers can still not go back to their farms due to insecurity?
“Look at all the drama over the Dangote refinery, this is one refinery that the last administration, in spite of its failings, invested $20 billion tax payers’ money in.
“We had thought by now our domestic needs will be met and exports will generate the much needed foreign exchange for our development, but here we are asking questions.
“What is going on? Did this administration enter into any partnership with foreign interests to ruin this investment? Sadly, there is nothing in the horizon to show that this government is ready to solve our nation’s problems.”
