WorldStage— The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Alwan Hassan, has launched a blistering critique against former Vice President and opposition presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and challenged him to explain how he moved from a customs officer to a billionaire.
He threw the challenge while speaking at a recent media briefing where he claimed that Atiku lacks an original manifesto and is merely relying on duplicating the existing administration’s economic strategies.
He further alleged that Atiku is now broke and is reportedly selling off his properties in Dubai just to keep his campaign alive.
Hassan warned that if elected, Atiku would spend four years trying to recoup his investments, adding that public office is not for recovering money and Nigeria’s treasury belongs to Nigerians.
Hassan alleged that Atiku’s political platform has run completely out of innovative governance blueprints.
He argued that instead of offering distinct, concrete development plans to rescue the nation’s key sectors, the former Vice President has resorted to mimicking the structural policies already being implemented by the ruling APC government.
“Atiku has run for the presidency again and again, and Nigerians keep turning him down. They know he is not the solution,” Hassan stated.
He went on to assert that the leading opposition candidate has shown a total lack of creativity, failing to provide alternate, mathematically sound governance models to address critical areas like national infrastructure, education, and economic recovery.
The ruling party’s campaign spokesperson criticized Atiku for focusing heavily on political rhetoric rather than detailing practical initiatives.
According to Hassan, Atiku’s public addresses remain entirely “empty-handed” regarding actionable frameworks for public accountability or fiscal prudence. Instead, Hassan alleged that the opposition’s campaign is built on personal ambition and a strategy to capture power for self-interest rather than mass empowerment.
He warned Nigerian voters to critically evaluate the true intentions of opposition candidates, suggesting that without a transparent blueprint, any alternative platform risks driving the economy backwards.
In contrast to the opposition’s proposals, Hassan robustly defended President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” trajectory.
He highlighted that the current administration’s hard fiscal reforms—including petrol subsidy removals and foreign exchange unifications—are stabilizing the economy and substantially scaling up resources distributed through the Federation Account.
Hassan called on the electorate, particularly across Northern Nigeria, to disregard the opposition’s mirage milestones, urging citizens to reward the current administration’s measurable investments in grassroots development and regional infrastructure as the country heads toward the 2027 general elections.
