Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress's 2027 presidential candidate, launched a sharp attack on President Tinubu's economic management, accusing the administration of draining household income and pushing businesses and ordinary Nigerians into severe financial difficulty. "Life itself has become expensive," Atiku said, pointing to the removal of the fuel subsidy, the steep rise in fuel and food prices, and the weakening of the naira as direct consequences of decisions taken under the current government. He argued that a government genuinely focused on the welfare of citizens would have cushioned these reforms far more than the APC administration had chosen to.