Atiku asks Tinubu to “step down” over economic hardship, says 30-day petrol discount exposes policy failure

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of worsening Nigeria’s economic hardship, describing the federal government’s proposed 30-day petrol discount as an admission of failure and an inadequate response to the rising cost of living.” Campaign chairman links economic hardship to rising prices Earlier, the Chairman of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, described the inauguration as the beginning of a political campaign aimed at addressing economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment and the rising cost of living.

He argued that the administration had imposed painful economic adjustments on Nigerians without delivering sufficient relief, accusing the president of seeking electoral credit for a temporary intervention after years of rising living costs.