The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) criticizes African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar over his remarks about fuel subsidy. In statements published on APC’s verified social media accounts, the party says Atiku’s position reflects “desperation” and claims he has changed his stance from earlier support for removing fuel subsidy.
Premium Times and Daily Post Nigeria both report that APC, through its national spokesman Felix Morka, reacts to Atiku’s pledge to restore the subsidy. APC argues this pledge shows Atiku is out of touch with Nigeria’s economic realities and with reform efforts. While both outlets describe the APC’s response in broadly similar terms, they differ slightly in emphasis: one outlet focuses on the accusation that Atiku “backflips” from a 2023 position supporting subsidy removal, while the other highlights the party’s characterization of the pledge as an admission of being “clueless.”
The reports frame the dispute as part of wider campaign and policy messaging around whether and how to sustain or reform fuel subsidy in Nigeria.
