The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday said the 2027 election will be a referendum for President Bola Tinubu.
Atiku said Nigerians have rejected Tinubu's administration due to the current level of hardship.
The former vice president disclosed this in a statement by the Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC's Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu.
He noted that Tinubu can't create hardship in Nigeria only to turn around and blame the opposition.
Atiku said: “Which administration removed the petrol subsidy and watched the naira fall from about N471 to N1,329 to the dollar?
“Which administration has presided over a rise in poverty that led the World Bank to estimate that 63 per cent of Nigerians will be below the national poverty line in 2026? Which administration extended the 2024 budget into 2025 while also operating a separate 2025 budget?
“Which administration recorded N7.13 trillion under ‘energy security’ in 2024 and faces questions over N11.2 trillion in NNPC pipeline related spending? Nigerians deserve to know who received these sums and what was delivered.
“Which administration must explain the $12.4 billion gap flagged in Nigeria’s external accounts for the first half of 2026? Which administration paid $22.5 million in ‘other charges’ on the Abu Dhabi financing facility?
“Which administration is responsible for the killings, kidnappings and displacement that continue to terrorise communities? These are the questions Nigerians are asking while your government blames the opposition.
“You cannot govern for three years, make life harder, and then blame others for describing the hardship. You asked who created the hunger. Nigerians are asking what you have done to end it.
“The people will judge your government by the lives they are living, not by the excuses you offer at campaign rallies.
“The 2027 presidential election will be a referendum on your record. Nigerians have felt the cost of your leadership in their homes, markets and communities. Their verdict is already clear: they have rejected your administration.”
'2027 presidential election will be referendum on your record' - Atiku tells Tinubu