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September 15, 2025 by Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja
The Presidency on Monday dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s warning of an imminent revolution in Nigeria due to hunger, describing it as alarmist rhetoric rooted in outdated thinking.
In a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency said Atiku and his party remain “stuck in the past, fixated on doomsday scenarios and revolutionary rhetoric,” even as the country records notable progress under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
“Talk is cheap. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his handlers are clearly out of touch with the positive developments currently unfolding in our country. Their claim that hunger is ravaging Nigeria, and their comparison of our situation to the unrest in France before the 1789 Revolution or the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, is grossly misleading,” the statement reads.
The Presidency highlighted that recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) paints a different picture from Atiku’s claims.
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It noted that headline inflation has now declined for five consecutive months, while the country recently posted a record trade surplus, with non-oil exports contributing nearly equally to the trade balance at a 48:52 per cent ratio compared to crude oil.
Onanuga added that Nigeria’s foreign reserves, which stood at $32 billion when Tinubu assumed office—much of it encumbered—have risen to almost $42 billion after clearing more than $7 billion in arrears, including $800 million owed to airlines.
“Under President Tinubu, Nigeria is recording unprecedented revenues. States are now able to pay salaries and gratuities promptly and still have surplus funds for capital and social projects—an achievement not previously witnessed at this scale,” the statement said.
The Presidency stressed that the government is correcting errors inherited from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) era, when Atiku was Vice President, through bold reforms that are already yielding results.
“After just two years and five months in office, we are proud of the progress being made under President Tinubu’s leadership. Atiku and his allies may choose to ignore these gains, but Nigerians can see and feel the positive changes taking place across the nation,” Onanuga stated.
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