Atiku Calls Tinubu Government’s 90-Day Cost Of Living Relief A Scam
African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described President Bola Tinubu’s 90-day cost-of-living relief plan as a scam and election bait, saying its deadline…
Nigerians have endured sustained cost-of-living pressures since the Tinubu administration removed the longstanding petrol subsidy and floated the naira in 2023, moves that triggered sharp spikes in fuel, transport and food prices. The government has since rolled out various palliative measures, including cash transfers and the latest 90-day cost-of-living relief plan, aimed at cushioning the impact on households ahead of scrutiny over its economic reform agenda.
Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and now presidential candidate of the ADC, has positioned himself as a leading critic of Tinubu's economic policies since losing the 2023 election to him. The coverage across Leadership, Daily Trust and ThisDay agrees that Atiku, through his camp, dismissed the 90-day relief plan as a politically timed gesture rather than a genuine welfare intervention, with his spokesman Phrank Shaibu addressing reporters at the ADC Secretariat. The reports do not detail the specific contents or funding of the relief plan itself, nor has the presidency publicly responded to Atiku's claims.