The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has described promises by some opposition politicians to reduce petrol prices to N200 per litre as unrealistic.
Basiru said politicians should not make promises they cannot fulfil simply to win votes, insisting that Nigerians deserve realistic commitments from those seeking public office.
He said, “Some of these people can just come and make statements. I learnt one of them even said, ‘I’m going to make petrol N200, N300.’ It’s not possible. It’s just lying.”
The APC national secretary argued that the administration of President Bola Tinubu would perform better than its opponents, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.
Basiru also criticised Atiku’s political ambition, describing him as the “Odinga” of Nigeria and predicting that Nigerians would reject him in his next presidential contest.
“Atiku is the ‘Odinga’ of our country, and that’s what the Vice President said. Atiku is doing his last contest, by which he will know that the Nigerian people will reject him,” he said.
He questioned Atiku’s professional experience and suitability to discuss Nigeria’s economic challenges, arguing that becoming vice president did not automatically make someone an expert.
Basiru further accused Atiku of contributing to some of the country’s economic difficulties, alleging that the sale of key industrial assets during the privatisation process weakened Nigeria’s industrial base.
He questioned Atiku’s professional experience and suitability to discuss Nigeria’s economic challenges, arguing that becoming vice president did not automatically make someone an expert.
Basiru further accused Atiku of contributing to some of the country’s economic difficulties, alleging that the sale of key industrial assets during the privatisation process weakened Nigeria’s industrial base.
He cited the alleged sale of the Ajaokuta Steel Company and machine tools industries as examples of decisions he said undermined the country’s industrial development.
The APC chieftain maintained that the ruling party’s opponents should be judged by their records and the feasibility of their promises rather than their campaign rhetoric.
