Atiku to Tinubu: Nigerians need cheaper fuel, not last-minute transport promises
Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s latest promise to work with governors to reduce public transport fares as a desperate and belated response to a cost-of-living crisis created by his own government. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, […]
African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu's promise to work with governors to reduce public transport fares, describing it as a desperate and late response to the cost-of-living crisis caused by Tinubu's government. Atiku highlighted the low rate of CNG vehicle conversions, stating that the government's own data shows less than one percent of vehicles have been converted when the goal should be 14 million.
He dismissed Tinubu's claim that cheaper fuel would lead to cheaper fares, arguing that the administration's energy policy has been disconnected from the daily survival of Nigerians. Atiku emphasized that Nigerians have been begging for relief for over three years, yet the government ridiculed Atiku's proposal for a production-based subsidy.
He warned that CNG expansion cannot solve the purchasing-power crisis. Atiku called for a targeted, transparent subsidy linked to domestic production, aimed at addressing the cost-of-living crisis and ensuring relief reaches all segments of society, not just politically connected middlemen.
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