Atiku Hits Back at Tinubu Over Education Investment, Recalls US Forfeiture Case

Atiku Abubakar responded after President Bola Tinubu questioned how he established an educational institution while serving as vice president. Atiku says he began laying the foundation for ABTI Academy in 1993, before entering public office, and recalled that a US court had ordered the forfeiture of funds linked to Tinubu that year. He accused Tinubu’s government of worsening poverty, unemployment, insecurity and the cost of living, and pledged a transparent, production-based fuel subsidy system tied to domestic refining if elected in 2027. Atiku said he would be on the ballot and that Nigerians would judge Tinubu’s record.