{
  "id": 16263594,
  "title": "Atiku Accuses Tinubu of Using 90-day Cost of Living Relief to Woo Voters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/atiku-accuses-tinubu-of-using-90-day-cost-of-living-relief-to-woo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T02:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/24/atiku-accuses-tinubu-of-using-90-day-cost-of-living-relief-to-woo-voters/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Vice President and presidential contender Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu's 90-day cost-of-living relief plan, alleging it is merely \"election bait\" to sway voters ahead of the presidential election. Speaking at a press conference, Atiku's strategist Phrank Shaibu expressed concerns that the plan's short duration would not provide lasting relief for the hardship Nigerians have endured for three and a half years. Atiku listed five priorities of the plan: food affordability, tax harmonisation, completing important projects, removing investment bottlenecks, and household support. He argued that these issues had been anticipated since Tinubu's administration took office. Atiku questioned the effectiveness of the petrol subsidy removal, claiming that the consequences were already evident, and the promised discounts were not being delivered at NNPC retail stations. He demanded transparency regarding the number of stations providing discounts, the volume of petrol sold at reduced prices, and the timeframe for sustaining affordability.",
  "summary": "Chuks Okocha in Abuja Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of using the 90-day cost-of-living relief",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}