{
  "id": 16667388,
  "title": "Atiku wants to take Nigeria back by 20 years - Presidency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/atiku-wants-to-take-nigeria-back-by-20-years-presidency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T21:11:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/26/atiku-wants-to-take-nigeria-back-by-20-years-presidency/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has criticized Atiku Abubakar's proposed fuel subsidy restoration, stating it would set Nigeria back by 20 years. Onanuga dismissed Atiku's economic knowledge, highlighting his past as a sanitary inspector before his role in the Nigerian Customs Service. This comes after Vice President Kashim Shettima criticized Atiku for his lack of skills to govern a modern economy and accused him of wanting to move Nigeria backward for political reasons. Onanuga reinforced Shettima's remarks by pointing out Atiku's humble beginnings, questioning his understanding of economics given his advocacy for a regressive subsidy policy.",
  "summary": "Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has said the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar's proposed fuel subsidy restoration will set Nigeria back by 20 years. Onanuga said Atiku lacks the knowledge of economics despite advocating aggressively for fuel subsidy restoration. The presidential aide was reacting to […]…",
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  "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."
}