Tinubu has elevated Buhari to iconic status — Atiku's spokesperson

Demola Olarewaju, Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has delivered a scathing assessment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, declaring that the current level of economic hardship has effectively made former President Muhammadu Buhari “look like a saint”.

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Olarewaju made these remarks during an interview session on Vanguard’s Politics Hub, where he labeled the current administration a “360-degree failure” across all sectors and called on Nigerians to vote the President out of office in the 2027 general elections.

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Speaking on the state of the nation, the media aide argued that President Tinubu’s legacy thus far is rooted in economic instability that has severely impoverished citizens, specifically pointing to the skyrocketing cost of premium motor spirit (petrol), which has dramatically altered the cost of living.

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“Tinubu’s biggest achievement is making Nigeria poorer, and it’s because of the instability of the economy,” Olarewaju stated, emphasizing that the current administration has worsened poverty.

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He noted that “Bola Tinubu has made poverty worse; he has made Buhari look like a saint,” and shared a personal anecdote about the price of petroleum, which is now almost ten times costlier under Tinubu’s government.

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Olarewaju further accused the President of being entirely disconnected from the daily struggles of ordinary Nigerians, specifically citing the ongoing crisis in the power sector, including the electricity tariff categorization system.

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The media aide criticized the system, which divides consumers into Bands A, B, C, and D, arguing that despite the classifications, power supply remains grossly inadequate, lamenting that “the electricity doesn’t come”.

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He added that the President is insulated from the crisis, having taken Aso Villa off the grid, and therefore doesn’t feel what Nigerians are feeling, describing this as “Tinubu’s biggest failure”.

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Beyond the economy and infrastructure, Atiku’s aide described the administration’s handling of national security as a total disaster, raising alarms over the brazen nature of criminal elements across the country.

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He warned that insecurity is inching dangerously close to the nation’s commercial capital, noting that “almost every state of the country now is under siege” and that bandits are operating in broad daylight as close as Oyo State is to Lagos State.

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Summarizing his evaluation of the current administration, Olarewaju insisted that the government has yet to record a single success since assuming office, stating that “Tinubu has recorded zero achievement”.

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He concluded that “there is no sector you can point to that he recorded any success,” and therefore referred to the President as a “360 failure”, emphasizing that he should be kicked out by 2027.