The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC PCC) has faulted the claim by Vice President Kashim Shettima that President Bola Tinubu saved Nigeria from economic collapse.
The council said the current administration cannot disown the record of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government under former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Reacting through the Director of Media and Publicity of ADC PCC, Kola Ologbondiyan, it said if Nigeria was heading towards economic collapse before Tinubu assumed office, as claimed by the Vice President, then APC must accept responsibility, having controlled Federal government for eight years under Buhari.
He recalled that Tinubu had said his government would build on Buhari’s legacy.
“Nigerians know APC. It is the APC, on whose platform President Tinubu is seeking second term,” he said.
Ologbondiyan said administration had not delivered on expectations in areas such as roads, electricity, cost of living and public institutions.
He said the immediate concern of Nigerians is access to affordable food and basic necessities.
“President Tinubu has not saved Nigeria from collapse; he has pushed country deeper into economic challenges marked by hunger, inflation and high cost of living,” he said.
He said Nigerians were already experiencing economic hardship, not merely heading towards it.
He also questioned Shettima’s promise to deploy 10,600 electric tricycles, 300 buses and electric taxis under e-logistics programme in coming weeks, and reminded Vice President of his earlier promise that transportation costs would come down by October 1, 2026.
ADC PCC urged APC to acknowledge challenges confronting country and focus on solutions.
Council assured Nigerians that ADC remains committed to providing credible political alternative.
It called on Nigerians to support quest for government that would make life more affordable.