‘Nigeria importing poverty, exporting jobs’ — Atiku blasts Tinubu’s economic policies

Presidential campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s economical policies, arguing that the country’s worsening hardship is the effect of policies centred connected borrowing, importation and taxation alternatively of production.

Atiku disclosed this successful a connection by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu on Monday, wherever helium argued that the country’s worsening economical hardship reflects years of policies that encouraged importation astatine the disbursal of section production.

Atiku maintained that Nigeria’s economical betterment depends connected producing much nutrient locally, expanding manufacturing and expanding exports alternatively than relying heavy connected imported goods.

He said the existent economical exemplary has weakened section industries, reduced occupation opportunities and contributed to rising ostentation crossed the country.

“Nigeria cannot borrow, import and taxation its mode to prosperity. The country’s economical salvation lies successful producing what it eats, manufacturing what it uses and exporting what it makes,” Atiku said.

The statesmanlike campaigner argued that successive policies had rewarded depletion alternatively of production, leaving Nigeria dependent...