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APC Slams Atiku Over Budget Allegations, Calls Him 'Disoriented'
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Economy & Trade

APC Slams Atiku Over Budget Allegations, Calls Him 'Disoriented'

From Premium Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) dismissed allegations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that a Service-Wide Vote in the 2026 budget was intended to fund President Bola Tinubu's re-election campaign.
  • The APC stated that Abubakar, running under the African Democratic Congress, demonstrated

Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly refuted claims made by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar regarding the Service-Wide Vote (SWV) in the 2026 budget. Abubakar had alleged the SWV was a fund for President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election campaign.

mischievous

— Felix MorkaThe APC's National Publicity Secretary described Atiku Abubakar's allegations as 'mischievous'.

The APC, through its National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, labeled Abubakar's assertion as "mischievous" and indicative of "disturbing ignorance" of public finance. Morka stated that Abubakar, a perennial presidential aspirant, should understand that the SWV is a standard budgetary mechanism for government-wide obligations and unforeseen expenses.

disturbing ignorance

— Felix MorkaThe APC spokesperson accused the former Vice President of demonstrating 'disturbing ignorance' of public finance principles.

Morka further criticized Abubakar for making sensational allegations without factual substantiation, suggesting the claims were intended to mislead Nigerians and distract from the current administration's perceived progress. He accused Abubakar of attempting to tarnish the Tinubu administration's image while carrying the burden of his own past corruption allegations.

more disoriented and misguided than ever before

— Felix MorkaThe APC spokesperson characterized Atiku Abubakar's current state in his presidential ambitions.

The APC spokesperson emphasized that the SWV is a legitimate contingency fund, common in global democracies, and not a secret or illegal slush account as alleged. The party asserted that Abubakar's accusations were baseless and aimed at diverting public attention from the administration's achievements.

inflame, mislead and distract Nigerians

— Felix MorkaThe APC spokesperson accused Abubakar's allegations of being calculated to negatively influence the public.
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