{"id":1015,"date":"2026-10-25T04:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T04:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/25\/blaming-opposition-for-hunger-is-delusional-atiku\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T04:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T04:52:56","slug":"blaming-opposition-for-hunger-is-delusional-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/25\/blaming-opposition-for-hunger-is-delusional-atiku\/","title":{"rendered":"Blaming opposition for hunger is delusional \u2014 Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Blaming<\/p>\n

By Luminous Jannamike & Olayinka Ajayi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of shifting responsibility for Nigeria\u2019s economic hardship to the opposition, insisting that the administration must account for its record ahead of the 2027 presidential election.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read Also:<\/strong> 2027: \u2018They created the hunger\u2019 \u2014 Tinubu slams opponents at Kaduna rally<\/a><\/p>\n

Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), was reacting to Tinubu\u2019s remark at the APC campaign flag-off in Kaduna on Saturday that the opposition created hunger and poverty in the country.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued by his Director of Strategic Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described the President\u2019s comment as \u201ceither delusion or a staggering case of political amnesia\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe APC governed Nigeria for eight years before you took office. You have added another three and a half years. Nigerians know who has been in power, and hardship did not begin when the opposition started talking about it. Stop insulting their intelligence and answer for your record,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Atiku accused Tinubu\u2019s administration of worsening the hardship faced by Nigerians, arguing that the President could not dismiss concerns about the cost of living by blaming political opponents.<\/p>\n

He also criticised Tinubu\u2019s planned inauguration of a section of the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, alleging that the ceremony showed how disconnected the President was from the daily realities of Nigerians.<\/p>\n

\u201cA road cannot be completed with a speech or a ribbon cutting ceremony,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The former Vice President challenged the administration to explain the removal of the petrol subsidy and the depreciation of the naira, which he claimed had fallen from about \u20a6471 to \u20a61,329 to the dollar.<\/p>\n

He also cited a World Bank estimate that 63 per cent of Nigerians would be below the national poverty line in 2026, accusing the government of presiding over rising poverty.<\/p>\n

Atiku further questioned the extension of the 2024 budget into 2025 alongside a separate 2025 budget, as well as what he described as \u20a67.13 trillion recorded under \u201cenergy security\u201d in 2024 and \u20a611.2 trillion in NNPC pipeline-related spending.<\/p>\n

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