Atiku Abubakar Critiques Tinubu Over GDP Omission

Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President of Nigeria, criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding the omission of 2% from Nigeria's GDP in the recent budget, as disclosed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Atiku's statement, issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Frank Shaibu, emphasized that this omission reflects a deeper issue of corruption within the government.

He pointed out that the IMF's revelation indicates that public expenditure equivalent to 2% of GDP was kept outside the budget, which raises legal and moral concerns. Atiku stated that the Nigerian people deserve to know who authorized and benefited from these expenditures.

He also expressed alarm over the existence of fictitious agencies, such as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, which reportedly received significant allocations without proper authorization. Atiku's comments reflect a broader concern about the management of public finances and the integrity of government institutions under Tinubu's administration.