claims that if he had won the 2023 election, he would have put Nigeria in a worse economic state.

Abuja — Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was attacked by the presidency last night. He said that if Waziri Adamawa had won the 2023 presidential election, Nigeria’s economic position would have deteriorated.

Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Vice President to Chief, was charged by the president of overseeing what it called a dubious privatisation initiative.

According to the report, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and “his boss” showed little trust in the country’s educational system by establishing their own colleges while letting ours fail.

In an Abuja statement titled “Our initial response to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,” which was signed by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the presidency claimed that Abubakar’s pledge to sell the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and other assets to his friends was one of the reasons he lost the 2023 presidential election.

“We just read a statement attributed to former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in which he attempted to undermine President Bola Tinubu’s economic reform initiatives while promoting his unproven agenda as a superior substitute,” the statement said.

Initially, Nigerians rejected Alhaji Atiku’s vague plans in the 2023 election.

We think he would have established a cronyism-run government or worsened Nigeria’s predicament if he had won the election.

“Abubakar promised to sell the NNPC and other assets to his allies, which contributed to his electoral defeat. When Atiku oversaw the economy during the first term of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, which lasted from 1999 to 2003, Nigerians did not forget this and were not reassured by his past.

Atiku oversaw a dubious privatisation scheme while serving as vice president. He and his supervisor showed a lack of confidence in our educational system by starting their own institutions while letting ours fail.