Atiku Abubakar Critiques Tinubu on Police Bill Delay

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, criticized Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria, over the delay in signing the Police Exit Bill, which was forwarded to him in March and remains unresolved as of October. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku accused the Tinubu-led Federal Government of neglecting retired police officers who are struggling to survive on low pensions.

He cited a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police receiving a monthly pension of N29,000 and noted that over 120 members of the officer’s association had died within three years. Atiku urged Tinubu to meet with retired personnel to explain how they are expected to survive on such payments and called for an urgent review of salaries for serving officers, who are reportedly withdrawing 25 percent of their pension savings to meet basic needs amid rising living costs.

He also urged the National Assembly to publish the bill’s status and demand an explanation from the executive.