The African Democratic Congress spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, has accused the All Progressives Congress of worsening the living conditions of Nigerians through its policies, while APC spokesman Felix Morka blamed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for contributing to the country’s economic problems.
The two party representatives exchanged views during an appearance on News Central’s Breakfast Central on Thursday, where they discussed the APC administration’s performance ahead of the 2027 general election.
Abdullahi argued that the policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration had made life more difficult for Nigerians. He urged the government to acknowledge its shortcomings and reconsider its approach.
He compared the administration’s economic policies to an attempt to repair a pothole that ends up destroying the entire road.
“What they tried to do in the last three is like trying to fill a pothole, and in the process they end up leaving the economy in a ditch,” Abdullahi said.
The ADC spokesman maintained that government policies should be assessed based on their impact on citizens rather than official claims about their effectiveness.
“There is nothing wrong in admitting that your prescription or your solution has not worked,” he said.
Responding to the criticism, Morka dismissed Abdullahi’s claims and accused Atiku, the ADC’s presidential hopeful, of contributing to Nigeria’s economic difficulties.
He criticised the former vice president’s record in office and alleged that the administration in which Atiku served contributed to the country’s economic decline.
“Let me make clear that my good friend speaks for a candidate who is easily the most critical actor in the economic sabotage of this country,” Morka said.
The APC spokesman further alleged that the former vice president left behind a poor record and that previous administrations failed to address major economic challenges.
He specifically accused the government Atiku served in of wasting $16 billion allocated for electricity projects.
Morka said the current APC administration was working to address problems inherited from previous governments, including the administration in which Atiku served.
He accused Atiku of leaving behind what he described as a poor performance record, damaging national assets and creating economic problems that subsequent administrations had struggled to resolve.
According to him, Atiku “left a sordid record of performance; destroyed Nigeria’s national assets; created the economic void that governments since then have been trying to fill; squandered 16 billion US dollars meant to provide electricity.”
