Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the administration of President Bola Tinubu over what he described as attempts to shift responsibility for Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and economic hardship to the media and ordinary citizens.
Atiku was reacting to comments by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who accused sections of the Nigerian media of portraying the country as being overwhelmed by insecurity.
Speaking on Arise Television on Tuesday, Onanuga argued that media reports often exaggerate security challenges across the country.
“The problem is that the media in Nigeria are even creating the problem. The way they’re reporting security is as if the entire country is consumed,” he said.
While acknowledging that kidnappings and attacks remain a concern, Onanuga noted that many incidents occur at night despite repeated warnings from security agencies against travelling after dark.
“Any time I read about either kidnapping or an attack somewhere,
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