{"id":193571,"date":"2026-02-05T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ten-years-under-apc-is-disaster-hashim-olawepo"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:06:53","slug":"ten-years-under-apc-is-disaster-hashim-olawepo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ten-years-under-apc-is-disaster-hashim-olawepo","title":{"rendered":"Ten years under APC is disaster \u2013 Hashim-Olawepo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former presidential aspirant, Gbenga Hashim-Olawepo, says what happened to Nigeria\u2019s economy during the 10 years of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government is a disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Hashim-Olawepo, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said this on Wednesday during an interview on \u2018Politics Today\u2019, a programme on Channels Television.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Nigeria\u2019s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, 20 years ago, when former President Olusegun Obasanjo was leaving office, was larger than it is Today.<\/p>\n<p>The politician stated that Nigeria was the leading economy in Africa by the time former President Goodluck Jonathan handed over to APC\u2019s Muhammadu Buhari, but was now struggling between fourth and fifth positions, a situation he described as a disaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GDP of Nigeria Today is between 220 billion to 230 billion. That\u2019s according to the International Monetary Fund, IMF\/World Bank outlook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c20 years ago under former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria\u2019s GDP, when he was finishing in 2007 was 268 billion, bigger than now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis disaster happened under the APC. When Goodluck Jonathan handed over power, Nigeria\u2019s GDP had risen to 574 billion and we were the largest economy in Africa. Today we are fourth of fifth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat has happened in ten years of APC government to the economy is a disaster and tragic,\u201d he said.<\/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. Former presidential aspirant, Gbenga Hashim-Olawepo, says what happened to Nigeria\u2019s economy during the 10 years of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government is a disaster. Hashim-Olawepo, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said this on Wednesday during an interview on \u2018Politics Today\u2019, a programme on Channels Television. 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