The Presidency on Sunday dismissed criticism by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the Bola Tinubu administration’s economic policies.
The presidency stated that the country’s reform programme has begun to yield positive results despite the hardship experienced by Nigerians.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated this in a statement titled, “Facts, Not Fear: A Point-by-Point Response to Atiku Abubakar on Nigeria’s Reform Journey.”
Onanuga’s response followed Atiku’s criticism of the Federal Government’s economic management, in which the former vice president accused the Tinubu administration of fiscal recklessness, excessive borrowing, imposing hardship through the removal of fuel subsidy, and implementing tax policies he described as punitive.
Atiku also questioned what he termed an unaccounted oil revenue windfall and warned that the country’s economy was drifting.
Responding, Onanuga accused the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress of relying on outdated figures and ignoring recent
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