Atiku Criticizes Tinubu's Blame on Past Pension Issues

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's remarks regarding the Federal Government's pension backlog. In a statement from the Atiku Media Office, he described Tinubu's comments as “unnecessary ghosting and futile political shadow chasing” by an “inept APC-led administration.” Tinubu had attributed the pension crisis to the Obasanjo/Atiku government, which left office nearly two decades ago.

Atiku pointed out that the Obasanjo/Atiku administration inherited a broken pension system with a deficit exceeding ₦2 trillion. He noted that by 2007, their administration had enacted the Pension Reform Act of 2004, establishing a fully funded Contributory Pension Scheme regulated by the National Pension Commission.

Atiku accused Tinubu of being “mischievous” for not recognizing these reforms and urged him to concentrate on pressing national issues instead of blaming predecessors.