Atiku Accuses Tinubu Of Importing Food, Abandoning Nigerian Farmers
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of presiding over a collapse in agricultural export earnings while abandoning…
Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and the African Democratic Congress's presidential candidate, has remained a vocal critic of President Bola Tinubu's economic policies since losing the 2023 election. Agriculture has long been central to Nigeria's economic diversification plans, with successive governments pledging to boost export earnings from cash crops like cocoa, sesame and cashew while reducing the country's heavy reliance on imported food items to ease pressure on foreign exchange and curb food inflation, which has remained a major driver of the cost-of-living crisis affecting millions of Nigerians.
Both Leadership and ThisDay report Atiku's claim that agricultural export earnings have declined under the current administration, alongside his accusation that Nigerian farmers have been neglected in favour of food imports. Neither outlet's headline or dek includes specific figures, data sources, or a direct response from the presidency, leaving open questions about the scale of the alleged decline and how the Tinubu government might counter the claims.