Tinubu’s Forex Policy Was Put Together In A Hurry – Atiku

A former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has said President Bola Tinubu’s policy on the unification of the exchange rate, was put together hastily without adequate planning and consultations with stakeholders.

Atiku in a statement on Sunday, said he knew Nigeria’s economy was heading for the ditch at the twilight of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

He criticised Tinubu for not effectively presenting his administration’s measures to address the ongoing economic crisis affecting the nation.

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Atiku said, “At a meeting called at his instance on Thursday to address the foreign exchange crisis and the problem of economic downturn, among others, Bola Tinubu failed, yet again, to showcase any concrete policy steps that his administration is taking to contain the crises of currency fluctuation and poverty that face the country.

“Rather, he told the country and experts who have been offering ideas on how to resolve the crisis that he and his team should not be distracted and allowed time to continue cooking their cocktail that has brought untold hardship to the people of Nigeria.”

Atiku, who disagreed, insisted that “The wrong policies of the Tinubu administration continue to cause untold pain and distress on the economy and the rest of us cannot keep quiet when the government has demonstrated sufficient poverty of ideas to redeem the situation.”