Atiku to Tinubu: 2027 debate should focus on repairing the damage caused by your government

Former vice president and ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar said Nigeria’s economic hardship would threaten Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. He defended his investment in education, saying he laid the foundation for ABTI Academy in 1993, before entering public service; it later became the American University of Nigeria. Atiku accused Tinubu’s administration of worsening poverty, insecurity, unemployment and the cost-of-living crisis, and questioned the benefits of ending fuel subsidies. He proposed a transparent, production-based subsidy tied to local refining, alongside social welfare measures for economically vulnerable Nigerians.