{"id":160572,"date":"2025-04-28T09:59:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns"},"modified":"2025-04-28T19:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:12:05","slug":"tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu pushing Nigeria toward economic ruin \u2013 PDP chieftain warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Umar Sani, former spokesperson to ex-Vice President Namadi Sambo and a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of implementing policies that are steering Nigeria toward economic collapse.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Sunday, Sani alleged that Tinubu\u2019s administration is pursuing a \u201cstate capture agenda\u201d and working to entrench a one-party system at the expense of the nation\u2019s economic and political stability.<\/p>\n<p>Sani criticized several key policy decisions taken by the President, particularly the removal of fuel subsidies, the floating of the naira, and the hike in electricity tariffs, describing them as reckless moves that have deepened poverty across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the very first day in office, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu demonstrated a startling lack of compassion for Nigerians,\u201d Sani stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe admitted that two crucial decisions, removing fuel subsidy and altering the exchange rate regime, were announced spontaneously from the podium after his swearing-in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe confessed it took great courage to make those pronouncements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Sani, the removal of fuel subsidies and the floating of the naira unleashed \u201cskyrocketing prices and hyperinflation,\u201d severely damaging the economy and impacting the daily lives of millions of Nigerians almost immediately.<\/p>\n<p>He further faulted the restructuring of electricity tariffs into Bands A, B, and C, accompanied by steep price increases, arguing that the move has worsened the hardship facing ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe categorization of electricity consumers and the sharp price hikes have only added to the burden of an already struggling populace,\u201d Sani said.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP stalwart also pointed to the removal of subsidies on agriculture, livestock, and credit schemes, warning that these actions have \u201cpushed more citizens into poverty and sparked protests across the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting mounting resistance to Tinubu\u2019s proposed tax reform bill, Sani maintained that the policies of the current administration show a deliberate disregard for the welfare of Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economic devastation we are witnessing today is a direct consequence of ill-conceived and hastily implemented policies. Tinubu is pushing Nigeria toward economic ruin,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<p>Sani concluded by urging Nigerians to remain vigilant and resist any attempt to undermine the country\u2019s democracy or economic future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Umar Sani, former spokesperson to ex-Vice President Namadi Sambo and a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of implementing policies that are steering Nigeria toward economic collapse. In a statement issued on Sunday, Sani alleged that Tinubu\u2019s administration is pursuing a \u201cstate capture agenda\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":160571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[17036,254,65],"class_list":["post-160572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-economic-ruins","tag-nigeria","tag-pdp"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tinubu pushing Nigeria toward economic ruin \u2013 PDP chieftain warns - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Umar Sani, former spokesperson to ex-Vice President Namadi Sambo and a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Par ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tinubu pushing Nigeria toward economic ruin \u2013 PDP chieftain warns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Umar Sani, former spokesperson to ex-Vice President Namadi Sambo and a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Par ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-28T08:59:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-28T18:12:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1745822880.602637.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Tinubu pushing Nigeria toward economic ruin \u2013 PDP chieftain warns\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-28T08:59:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-28T18:12:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns\"},\"wordCount\":380,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1745822880.602637.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Economic ruins\",\"Nigeria\",\"PDP\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-pushing-nigeria-toward-economic-ruin-pdp-chieftain-warns\",\"name\":\"Tinubu pushing Nigeria toward economic ruin \u2013 PDP chieftain warns - 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