Inflation: You can’t build $1tn economy by making Nigerians poorer — Atiku tells Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has again tackled President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his economic policies. In a statement by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, on Tuesday, Atiku said Tinubu could not build a $1 trillion economy by making Nigerians poorer. According to Atiku, contrary to the […] Inflation: You can’t build…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, running for president as a candidate of the African Democratic Congress, has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's economic policies. In a statement released by his spokesperson Phrank Shaibu, Atiku argued that it is impossible to create a $1 trillion economy by making Nigerians poorer. Despite the Tinubu administration's "statistically improved macroeconomic indicators," the majority of Nigerians have endured extreme poverty over the past three years, according to Atiku.
He emphasized that prosperous nations do not build their economies by impoverishing their citizens, and urged Nigeria to stop acting as a "loading bay for raw materials." This comment comes amid Nigeria's recent decline in inflation, which slowed to 15.39 percent in August 2026, following a sharp increase in raw material exports.
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