The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council spokesperson in Kano State, Mallam Alwan Hassan, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to desert his presidential ambition, accusing him of missing contemporary concepts and a reputable document to deal with Nigeria’s challenges.
Hassan mentioned Atiku, who served as vice chairman between 1999 and 2007, ought to retire from lively politics moderately than proceed looking for the presidency after a number of unsuccessful makes an attempt.
The APC spokesperson said this on throughout a press briefing in Kano, the place he made a case for Northern Nigeria to help President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
He accused the previous vice chairman of trying to current himself as an answer to issues he allegedly failed to deal with whereas serving in authorities.
“Atiku has run for the presidency again and again, and Nigerians keep turning him down. They know he is not the solution. He is the problem. He has no ideas,” Hassan mentioned.
He additionally questioned the supply of Atiku’s wealth, alleging that his monetary assets had enabled him to maintain repeated presidential campaigns.
Hassan additional alleged that the previous vice chairman was promoting properties to finance his political ambition, questioning whether or not he would search to get well such investments if elected president.
“Public office is not a place to recover political investments. Nigeria’s treasury belongs to the Nigerian people,” he added.
On the North, Hassan challenged Atiku to account for his contributions to the area, significantly when it comes to investments and growth, throughout his years in public workplace.
He mentioned the area deserved greater than political declarations and known as on its residents to evaluate the data of these looking for their help.
Making a case for Tinubu’s second-term bid, Hassan highlighted what he described as enhancements within the nation’s financial indicators, infrastructure, schooling and social welfare programmes underneath the present administration.
He cited the Federal Government’s financial presentation to the Federal Executive Council on October 28, which put Nigeria’s second-quarter 2026 financial progress at 4.43 per cent, in contrast with 2.74 per cent in 2023.
He additionally listed elevated overseas reserves, improved income era and a discount in debt-servicing obligations as proof of progress underneath Tinubu’s financial reforms.
Hassan additional cited the disbursement of N372.6bn in pupil loans to 1.66 million candidates by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, alongside N38.93bn launched to 166 public tertiary establishments for infrastructure growth.
He additionally highlighted ongoing federal highway initiatives throughout Northern Nigeria, together with the Kano Northern Bypass, Kano-Katsina Road and Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria hall, in addition to interventions in primary schooling in Kano State.
The APC spokesperson maintained that the administration’s interventions in infrastructure, schooling and financial reforms offered grounds for Northern Nigerians to help Tinubu’s re-election.
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