Atiku to Presidency: I can’t be jealous of administration whose policies are killing Nigerians
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he can’t be jealous of President Bola Tinubu when the president’s economic policies and approach to governance are killing Nigerians.
Mr Atiku disclosedthis in a statement on Monday by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election lamented that Nigerians have continued to die daily due to increasing costs, including food inflation.
Mr Atiku said: “On July 8, 2024, Tinubu announced that import duty on essential goods like food would be lifted for 150 days. But over 120 days later, the policy is yet to take off, while Nigerians continue to die daily due to increasing costs, including food inflation, which now exceeds 40%, the highest in decades.
“The brazen disobedience to a government policy by Tinubu’s appointees and the failure of the finance ministry to issue a gazette after over four months reflects the fatuousness, inanity, and incompetence that characterizes the Tinubu administration.
“Sadly, rather than focus on governance, they are preoccupied with verbally assaulting their opponents – Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi – while using compromised courts to foster crisis in the opposition. What a shame!”
Mr Atiku argued that Tinubu’s abysmal performance in the last 18 months had made it clear to all Nigerians that he came into office unprepared, hence the many policy flip-flops that have so far characterised his tenure.
He added: “Tinubu was obviously unprepared for office. He acts first and thinks of the consequences afterwards. This was why he announced an abrupt removal of petrol subsidy without any cushions.
