Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described President Bola Tinubu's two-year administration as "the most incompetent, disconnected, and anti-people government in Nigeria's democratic history" as the president marks his mid-term anniversary on May 29, 2025.

In a personally signed statement, Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last election, accused the Tinubu administration of inflicting unprecedented hardship on Nigerians while demonstrating a disregard for transparency and accountability.

"No previous administration has inflicted this level of hardship on the masses while showing such disregard for transparency, accountability, and responsible leadership," Atiku stated.

The former Vice President attributed Nigeria's high poverty levels to what he termed the administration's "wasteful public spending" and claimed that under Tinubu's leadership, Nigeria has emerged as "the capital of malnourished children in Africa, having beaten Sudan, a nation that is at war."

Atiku further alleged that Tinubu's policies target poor Nigerians while "providing relief and advantage to the rich," and held the president responsible for Nigeria's current debt crisis.

Tinubu Highlights Achievements

In contrast to Atiku's criticisms, President Tinubu, reflecting on his mid-term, highlighted several achievements of his administration, including:

- Over 900,000 Nigerians benefiting from the Presidential Loan and Grant Scheme

- More than 300,000 beneficiaries of student loan schemes

- Clearing over $10 billion in foreign exchange debt

- 440 ongoing road projects, including over 2,700km of superhighways

- 3.84% GDP growth in Q4 2024, described as the highest in three years

- Implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage

- Elimination of over 13,500 terrorists

- Securing over $50 billion in new Foreign Direct Investment commitments

- Increasing net foreign exchange reserves from $3.99 billion in 2023 to $23.11 billion in 2024

The president also claimed his administration has realized over $800 million in processing investments in solid minerals in 2024 and has introduced four new landmark tax bills and established five new Regional Development Commissions.

Tinubu, who defeated Atiku in the last presidential election to become Nigeria's president, maintains that his administration has improved Nigeria's economy and significantly reduced insecurity since taking office.