Presidency and Atiku Trade Fiery Rhetoric Over Economic Policies
The political clash between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and 2023 PDP presidential flagbearer Atiku Abubakar intensified this weekend as the presidency directly responded to Atiku's criticism regarding hunger and inflation.
Speaking through the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the presidency questioned Atiku's moral authority to lecture the administration on economic management.
"Transparent Scrutiny of Public Wealth"
"It is ironic that a former public servant who spent his career in the Nigeria Customs Service and as Vice President, and subsequently established a multi-billion naira private university, now poses as the champion of the impoverished," the presidency stated.
The statement defended President Tinubu's economic reforms as necessary surgery to eradicate fuel subsidy racketeering and exchange rate arbitrating syndicates, projecting that ongoing agricultural interventions will bring food inflation down significantly in the coming quarters.