Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again ripped into President Bola Tinubu over the removal of petrol subsidy, accusing him of being insensitive to the suffering of Nigerians.
Atiku’s criticism followed Tinubu’s comparison of calls for a return to fuel subsidy relief to asking Moses to return to Egypt. The President had recalled removing the subsidy on his first day in office.
In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku said Tinubu’s remarks showed how little he understood the hardship Nigerians were facing.
“Bola, you are the Egypt Nigerians are desperate to escape,” Atiku declared.
He accused Tinubu of celebrating the removal of subsidy while families struggled with rising food and transport costs and businesses battled high operating expenses.
Atiku likened the President’s leadership to that of biblical rulers Pharaoh, Herod and Ahab, accusing him of ignoring the cries of ordinary Nigerians.
“A mother trying to feed her children cannot pay for food with a metaphor. A worker cannot get to work on a story about the Red Sea. Nigerians are asking how you intend to make life affordable. Answer them,” he said.
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