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By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the defence of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies by the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, describing it as a desperate attempt at revisionism.
In a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the government’s claims on public debt, subsidy removal, debt servicing and workers’ welfare collapse under the weight of publicly available facts.
“Which salary increase is the government talking about? The Federal Government is yet to fully implement the new minimum wage. The 40 per cent peculiar allowance tied to the wage adjustment remains unpaid despite official directives that it should take effect from May 1, 2026,” he said, adding that “these are not opposition allegations; they are the grievances of organised labour.”
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