See Atiku's reaction over Tinubu's 'Nigeria first' policy, see details

• Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Tinubu to pb by illustration successful supporting section industries, urging him to commercialized his Escalade for a Nigerian-made car
• Atiku criticised the government’s treble standards, calling retired officials for utilizing overseas luxury products portion promoting section contented for Nigerians
• The connection urged the president to extremity aesculapian tourism and usage Nigeria’s healthcare services, aligning with the “Nigeria First” policy

Atiku Abubakar, erstwhile Vice President of Nigeria and a salient governmental figure, has called connected President Bola Tinubu to beryllium his committedness to the "Nigeria First" argumentation by starring with actions alternatively than words.

In a connection cited by Legit.ng and issued by his Special Assistant for Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, connected May 7, Atiku criticised the Tinubu administration’s caller promotion of the "Nigeria First" mantra, labelling it arsenic a nationalist relations stunt alternatively than a genuine effort to enactment section industries.

“Nigeria First” Policy: Trade Your Escalade for Innoson Motors, Atiku Challenges Tinubu
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Atiku criticises treble standards successful government’s attack to section industry

Atiku urged President Tinubu to commercialized successful his luxurious Escalade for a Nigerian-made car, specified arsenic those produced by Innoson Motors, arsenic a wide objection of the government's committedness to section contented and economical patriotism.

According to Atiku, this symbolic motion would talk louder than immoderate argumentation memo.

“Atiku believes that if the authorities is superior astir section contented and promoting Nigerian industries, it indispensable commencement with its leaders. A elemental enactment of replacing the imported Escalade with a Nigerian-made Innoson, Nord, oregon immoderate different homegrown car would beryllium a almighty connection of enactment for section manufacturers,” Shaibu stated.

He besides took purpose astatine what helium described arsenic the hypocrisy of authorities officials, pointing retired their continued usage of overseas luxury goods portion advocating for sacrifice from the mean Nigerian.

"Let’s spot the ministers—those shameless Rolls Royce connoisseurs—sweat it retired successful Nigerian-made vehicles too. Or is 'Nigeria First' lone for the masses?” Shaibu challenged.

Tinubu’s committedness to Nigeria’s tourism, healthcare sectors questioned

Shaibu expanded the critique beyond the contented of section products, urging President Tinubu to show his committedness to Nigeria by changing his idiosyncratic habits.

Specifically, helium called connected the president to reconsider his predominant trips abroad, suggesting that his adjacent abrogation should beryllium spent visiting immoderate of Nigeria’s beauteous tourer sites, similar Obudu Cattle Ranch, Yankari Game Reserve, oregon Erin Ijesha Waterfalls.

According to Shaibu, Nigeria’s earthy quality should beryllium capable for the president unless helium does not genuinely appreciates his ain country.

Furthermore, Shaibu questioned the president's usage of overseas healthcare services, stating that the epoch of aesculapian tourism should end, particularly portion advocating for self-reliance.

“We request that President Tinubu—champion of 'Nigeria First'—conduct each aboriginal aesculapian check-ups astatine LUTH, National Hospital Abuja, UCH Ibadan, oregon adjacent the Akwa Ibom world-class infirmary successful Uyo,” helium said.

He added that if these hospitals are bully capable for the mean Nigerian, they should beryllium bully capable for the Commander-in-Chief.

Atiku accuses authorities of hypocrisy and insincerity

“Nigeria First” Policy: Trade Your Escalade for Innoson Motors, Atiku Challenges Tinubu
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Atiku, done Shaibu, slammed the government’s approach, accusing it of hypocrisy and insincerity successful its nationalist messaging.

He argued that Nigerians are bushed of what helium termed a never-ending charade that prioritises overseas luxuries portion demanding sacrifice from the country's citizens.

“True enactment isn’t photo-ops oregon soundbites—it’s mounting the code by example,” Shaibu remarked.

More Nigerians volition go mediocre by 2027 — World Bank

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the World Bank forecasted a important emergence successful poorness levels successful Nigeria by 3.6% points by 2027.

The World Bank attributed the rising poorness successful Nigeria to weakening lipid prices and governance vulnerabilities, emphasising a signifier wherever resource-rich but fragile oregon conflict-prone countries consistently grounds higher poorness rates compared to much unchangeable counterparts.

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Source: Legit.ng