Atiku Abubakar faulted the direction of President Tinubu's economic policy, arguing that it has encouraged raw material exports while manufacturers are left with unsold goods and consumers face relentlessly rising costs. "You cannot build a $1 trillion economy by making your own people poorer," he said, adding that a surge in foreign capital outflows from Nigeria's equities market was proof investors had lost confidence in the administration's direction. He called for a decisive change in economic policy, warning that continuing on the current path would deepen inequality even if headline growth numbers improved.