The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday assured Nigerians that he would make life more affordable after President Bola Tinubu had made it more expensive.

Atiku urged Nigerians to reject Tinubu for making life harder for them.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former Vice President insisted that Tinubu’s economic policies have weakened businesses and left the pockets of Nigerians empty.

He said: “Nigerians have now seen what Tinubu’s economics means in their daily lives: higher fuel prices, higher food prices, higher transport costs, weaker businesses and emptier pockets. They do not need another lecture on patience. They need relief.

“The choice before Nigeria is therefore clear: continue with an economy that takes more from the people, or build one that puts money back in their pockets. Support production. Refine in Nigeria. Create Nigerian jobs. Lower the cost of living.

“Nigerians must reject a government that has made life harder and embrace a plan that makes life affordable again.

“Enough of empty pockets. Enough of endless hardship. Nigeria must produce more, Nigerians must pay less, and families must have money left to live.

“Tinubu made life expensive, Atiku will make life affordable again.”

The Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that governor Seyi Makinde will be held accountable for all the resources spent on his presidential ambition.

The Oyo APC spoke in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Wasiu Sadare.

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is the presidential candidate of Allied Peoples Movement, APM.

The Oyo APC described Makinde’s presidential ambition as a mere charade, saying he does not possess what is required to lead Nigeria.

The party stated that after Makinde’s tenure, he will be asked to account for all the resources of the state he spent on his presidential ambition.

“Makinde knows, in his mind, that contesting for the Nigerian presidency is not a child’s play.

“While he does not possess the personal quality, experience and strategy to be the next President in 2027, but yet, he is parading himself as the presidential candidate of the structureless Allied People’s Movement (APM).

“Makinde is being monitored as he embarks on a political journey that has failed before its commencement while he would be made to cough out all the public funds he wasted on it,” the statement said.