African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has said the 2027 presidential election will serve as a referendum on President Bola Tinubu’s performance in office.
In a statement issued on Saturday by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku argued that Nigerians have already rejected the Tinubu administration because of widespread hardship.
He rejected attempts to blame the opposition for the country’s economic difficulties, insisting that the government could not create hardship and then shift responsibility.
Atiku posed a series of questions: “Which administration removed the petrol subsidy and watched the naira fall from about N471 to N1,329 to the dollar? Which administration has presided over a rise in poverty that led the World Bank to estimate that 63 per cent of Nigerians will be below the national poverty line in 2026? Which administration extended the 2024 budget into 2025 while also operating a separate 2025 budget?”
He further queried reported spending under “energy security,” NNPC pipeline-related expenditures, a $12.4 billion gap in external accounts for the first half of 2026, and $22.5 million in “other charges” on an Abu Dhabi financing facility.
He also pointed to ongoing killings, kidnappings and displacement.“You cannot govern for three years, make life harder, and then blame others for describing the hardship. You asked who created the hunger. Nigerians are asking what you have done to end it,” Atiku said.“
The people will judge your government by the lives they are living, not by the excuses you offer at campaign rallies.
The 2027 presidential election will be a referendum on your record. Nigerians have felt the cost of your leadership in their homes, markets and communities. Their verdict is already clear: they have rejected your administration.”
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