Atiku accuses Tinubu�s policies of ‘killing Nigerians’ amid rising inflation

Former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar has insisted that President Bola Tinubu�s economic policies and approach to governance were killing Nigerians.

In an issued statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, in Abuja, yesterday, Atiku said the President should focus on solving this problem rather than attacking the opposition which is not in the saddle.

He spoke in response to an earlier statement issued on Sunday by the Presidency, which stated that the vice-president�s criticisms of Tinubu�s policies were driven by jealousy.

Atiku said: �On July 8, 2024, Tinubu announced that import duty on essential goods like food would be lifted for 150 days. But over 120 days later, the policy is yet to take off, while Nigerians continue to die daily due to increasing costs, including food inflation, which now exceeds 40 per cent, the highest in decades.

“The brazen disobedience to a government policy by Tinubu�s appointees, and the failure of the Finance Ministry to issue a Gazette after over 4 months, reflects the fatuousness, inanity and incompetence that characterises the Tinubu administration.

Atiku argued that Tinubu�s abysmal performance in the last 18 months had made it clear to all Nigerians that he came into office unprepared, hence the many policy flip-flops that have so far characterised his tenure.

He described as unfortunate the announcement by the military authorities on the emergence of a new terror organisation known as Lakurawa.

Atiku argued that coupled with the incessant grid collapses in the North due to the activities of criminal elements, Tinubu ought to focus more on improving security, which is a sine-qua-non for investments. He said that the President had decided to play politics with security by appointing his kinsmen in top security and economic positions.

The ex-VP advised Tinubu to make hay while the sun shone as Nigerians had grown tired of his administration. He reiterated that the President has just barely two years left in office and he should focus on improving the lives of the people.