Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described the latest revelation that the Federal Government exceeded its 2024 borrowing limit by ₦4.79 trillion, pushing fresh borrowing to ₦12.62 trillion, as further proof that the Tinubu administration has completely lost...
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Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said that the disturbing revelations by Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno, a senior senator of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have exposed the dangerous consequences of the Tinubu administration’s fiscal mismanagement and...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision overturning a Federal High Court judgment that sought to deregister the party and other political parties, describing the verdict as a significant victory for constitutional democracy and the rule of law. In a statement issued on Tuesday by...
Our federal capital could as well have been a perfect setting for a series of gangster movies from Hollywood. Perfect scripts. Excellent casting. Professional rehearsals. The dry runs are already provided by the existing government bureaucracy with its rituals and pomp. The voluminous costumes of agbadas and starched kaftans...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s latest allegations against him, describing them as a desperate attempt to rewrite history and confer political advantage on his preferred candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election....
Presidential flag bearer of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has waved off the recent insinuation and innuendo by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in respect of Federal Government Pension backlog, as unnecessary ghosting and futile political shadow chasing by an inept APC-led...
Atiku Media Office has renewed its criticism of President Bola Tinubu over his past US narcotics case, insisting that records relating to the forfeiture of $460,000 allegedly linked to heroin trafficking remain part of the public record and cannot be erased. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday,...
Presidency has launched a fresh attack on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his reported lobbying efforts in the United States, accusing the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate of undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty by taking domestic political issues to foreign authorities. In a statement issued on Thursday, Special...
Media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has defended the engagement of lobbyists in the United States, arguing that there is nothing inappropriate about the practice while renewing calls for the release of files relating to President Bola Tinubu by US authorities. In a post published...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of attempting to influence the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, alleging that the move is part of a broader strategy to manipulate the 2027 general elections. Atiku in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for a criminal investigation into the actions of Mr. Nafiu Bala following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) denial of claims that he accessed the commission’s candidate nomination portal and uploaded candidates on behalf of the party for the 2027 general elections. The...
Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld a Federal High Court judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or taking part in any state congresses organised by the caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) headed by former Senate President David Mark. The appellate court...
Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has described the Presidency’s claim that he remained silent following the rescue of the abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State as a reckless distortion of facts that collapses under the weight of...
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for failing to publicly react to the rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, nearly 18 hours after they regained their freedom. In a post shared on his official social...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has named Omega Odunze as Special Assistant, Community Mobilisation (South-East). The appointment reinforces the ADC Presidential candidate’s commitment to grassroots engagement, inclusive participation, and strategic mobilisation across the South-East ahead of the 2027...
Federal Government has dismissed claims that it is operating a ₦8.83 trillion “shadow budget,” insisting that all public expenditures are made within the framework of the law and are subject to constitutional oversight. The government’s response follows allegations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who cited an International Monetary...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called for an independent judicial investigation into the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting that the Federal Government must fully explain the circumstances surrounding the purported agency and its operations. Atiku in a statement issued...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has advised President Bola Tinubu to lead by example by holding his own appointees accountable for their actions. Reacting to the N400 million bribery allegations against Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed sympathy with residents of Lagos affected by the widespread flooding triggered by days of persistent rainfall across the state. In a message shared on his social media platform on Tuesday, Atiku said his thoughts were with families, commuters, motorists and business owners...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has described the attempt to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), through judicial means, as evidence of the desperate determination of President Bola Tinubu to impose a de facto one-party state in Nigeria,...