Subsidy: ‘Tinubu Acted Like A Student Who Copied Classmate Answers Alongside Name‘- Atiku Mocks Tinubu Over Subsidy
By Our Reporter
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of adopting his production subsidy proposal without implementing its key components, describing the administration’s 30-day discount initiative as an incomplete version of the policy.
Atiku made the allegation in a statement in which he compared Tinubu’s approach to a student copying another student’s examination answers without understanding the work.
“You copied my production subsidy proposal, nothing wrong about that,” Atiku said, adding that the President had stripped away the elements that would make the policy effective and instead offered Nigerians a 30-day discount.
He questioned the broader policy direction of the administration, asking what had happened to the remaining components of the proposal.
“Where is the rest of the answer, Bola?” he asked.
Atiku also used the opportunity to take a swipe at Tinubu’s understanding of economic policy, concluding his remarks with the statement: “You see why it is good to go to school.”
The former vice-president’s comments centre on the difference between a temporary discount scheme and a broader production subsidy framework, although further details of the specific proposal and the government initiative would be needed to establish the extent of any similarities.
The remarks add to the political exchanges between Atiku and Tinubu over economic policy and the measures needed to address the cost of living in Nigeria.
