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 file to deal with Nigeria’s challenges.
Hassan stated Atiku, who served as vice chairman between 1999 and 2007, ought to retire from energetic politics relatively than proceed searching 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 making an attempt 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 stated.
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 better 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 by way of investments and growth, throughout his years in public workplace.
He stated the area deserved greater than political declarations and known as on its residents to evaluate the information of these searching 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, training and social welfare programmes beneath 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 international reserves, improved income era and a discount in debt-servicing obligations as proof of progress beneath Tinubu’s financial reforms.
Hassan additional cited the disbursement of N372.6bn in pupil loans to 1.66 million candidates via 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 training in Kano State.
The APC spokesperson maintained that the administration’s interventions in infrastructure, training and financial reforms offered grounds for Northern Nigerians to help Tinubu’s re-election.
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