Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, through his spokesperson, has said President Bola Tinubu’s policies as disorganized and ineffective.
In a recent statement, Mr. Paul Ibe, the media aide to Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Tinubu’s approach to governance is characterized by “trial and error,” which he claims has caused hardship for Nigerians.
Ibe argued that Tinubu when assuming office, lacked a clear, structured plan for the country. “Tinubu came into office without any concrete policy roadmap,” Ibe stated in an interview with News Central.
This lack of preparation, he argued, has left Nigerians struggling as they bear the brunt of rising costs and inflation.
He went on to highlight how Atiku, by contrast, had developed a detailed policy plan, which he called “My Covenant with Nigerians.” This plan, according to Ibe, was intended to provide Nigerians with economic stability, job opportunities, and relief from hardship.
The camp of the former vice president claims that Atiku’s plan was thoroughly researched and would have helped stabilize Nigeria’s economy if he had been elected.
His words, “When Tinubu became president he inherited both assets and liabilities, so he should stop looking back like Lot’s wife; else he turns into a pillar of salt.
“Obasanjo’s administration which Atiku served started the process of subsidy removal, they did tranches of removal and successive administrations like Yar’Adua was expected to take over from them because Obasanjo’s administration believed the gradual approach of the removal would be better instead of one major removal that would have repercussion.
“They had done it twice and the removal was supposed to be continued, unfortunately, we are where we are today.
“Nigerians did not reject Atiku Abubakar, the mandate of Nigerians was stolen by the APC working with criminal INEC and State institutions.
“We are not aware of any presentation that was made policy wise by the Tinubu administration, maybe that is why they are running from pillar to post with their trial and error policies.
“Atiku presented My Covenant with Nigerians; those are his policy prescriptions; and when he unveiled it, he asked Nigerians to make imputes and they were updated.
“We are not aware that Tinubu had any policy prescriptions and if he had we will not be where we are today. They were never prepared for the challenges of governance.
“Tinubu as a candidate knew the state of the economy, he knew the state of the subsidy regime; so you can’t be crying over spilt milk.
“You can’t be a president one day and unable to govern, unable to deal with the challenges of subsidy, of the new forex regime he introduced. They have only themselves to blame for why Nigerians continue to suffer.”