Professor Pat Utomi and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the distribution of luxury sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to selected youth leaders for election mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The criticism followed a video shared by APC National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, showing brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado SUVs presented to selected youth leaders.
Politics Nigeria reports that the development has sparked debate over political spending amid Nigeria’s economic hardship.
In a post on X on Sunday, Utomi, a chieftain of the NDC, questioned the expenditure, contrasting the cost of the vehicles with what he described as poor salaries paid to Nigerian soldiers.
“Nigerian soldiers are being paid peanuts as salaries, yet an APC youth leader is flaunting SUVs worth billions of naira. This is the same government that told Nigerians there was no longer money in the treasury. At this point,
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