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Atiku Slams Tinubu Over $516m Loan: “Stop Reckless Borrowing”
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s request for a $516 million loan from Deutsche Bank, calling it fiscally reckless and lacking transparency. The loan is meant to fund the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, a major infrastructure project linking Nigeria’s North-West to its South-West. However, Atiku argues that good intentions don’t justify poor borrowing
Peter Obi, Atiku, David Mark, and Amaechi lead ADC Protests against INEC in Abuja
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and David Mark led a sea of ADC supporters and other protesters to the electoral INEC office, demanding an end to partisanship and "ojoro" politics...
FCT Council poll: Atiku rallies support for ADC’s candidate Moses Paul
The former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Thursday, joined Moses Paul (Dr Mo), the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chairmanship candidate for Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council election in his campaign trail. Atiku joined Paul in the rally which started from the Wasa area of the FCT through
Atiku Slams Tinubu Over Rivers State Emergency, Calls It ‘Political Manipulation’
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing the move as “political manipulation and outright bad faith.” In a statement issued on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Atiku accused Tinubu of exacerbating the political crisis in the state and failing to
NEW YEAR: Atiku urges Nigerians to increase vigilance, monitor political leaders
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to increase their vigilance in 2025 by closely monitoring the actions and decisions of political leaders to ensure that the nation’s democratic gains are not eroded...
JUST IN: Atiku fires Tinubu, APC, over silence on ‘attacks’ on Igbos in Lagos
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday described “the criminal silence” of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the continuous intimidation and attacks on Igbo people in Lagos as disturbing. Atiku, who levelled the veiled attack against Tinubu in a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA...
Breaking: Atiku wins polling unit with wide margin
Austin Ajayi l Yola The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has had a clean sweep as he won his Ajiya 012 polling unit as counting of presidential polls. Atiku scored 282 votes while Ahmed Bola Tinubu his major rival scored 57 votes. Labour party came third in...
Atiku calls for immediate upload of election results on INEC server
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has demanded immediate upload of Saturday presidential election results on [...] The post Atiku calls for immediate upload of election results on INEC server appeared first on National Accord Newspaper...
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