Shettima Claims Tinubu Prevented Nigeria's Economic Collapse

Kashim Shettima, the Vice President of Nigeria, stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu saved the country from economic collapse by implementing difficult decisions such as the removal of the fuel subsidy and the unification of multiple exchange rates. Shettima made these remarks after a meeting with Tinubu at the President’s Lagos residence, emphasizing that Nigeria's foreign reserves were critically low at $3.9 billion when Tinubu took office.

He argued that these measures were essential to prevent the economy from deteriorating further. However, the ADC criticized Shettima's comments, asserting that they reflect poorly on the All Progressives Congress (APC) government under the late President Muhammadu Buhari.

Kola Ologbondiyan, the Director of Media and Publicity for the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, stated that if Nigeria was indeed on the brink of collapse before Tinubu's presidency, the APC must accept responsibility for the situation, as it had governed for eight years under Buhari.