The fresh investigation followed a petition by a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, asking the anti-graft commission to revisit allegations investigated between 2005 and 2006 when Mallam Nuhu Ribadu headed the EFCC.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, asserted on Sunday in response to Atiku’s criticism of NNPC Retail’s 30-day petrol price discount and the Federal Government’s price-modulation framework.
The opposition leaders questioned the timing, scope and sustainability of the intervention, arguing that the measure would do little to address the high cost of petrol, rising transportation fares, food prices and mounting pressure on household incomes.
The ultimatum was contained in a communiqué issued after a joint meeting of the NLC National Executive Council (NEC) and Central Working Committee (CWC) at Labour House, Abuja.
Atiku said Nigerians could not eat government promises or survive on economic statistics while the prices of food, transportation and other essentials remained beyond the reach of many households.
The appointments, announced in a statement by Atiku's Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Director of Strategic Communications for the campaign council, Phrank Shaibu, are part of an organisational framework the former Vice-President said was deliberately designed to be lean and results-driven.
The former Vice President has pledged to restore fuel subsidy if elected. Atiku argued that the removal of the petrol subsidy by the current administration pushed millions of Nigerians into severe poverty and hardship.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, released the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 16, 2027 general elections, formally clearing 18 political parties to participate in the presidential race.
The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has asked former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and concentrate on his traditional responsibilities as the Wazirin Adamawa.
Obi, who is seeking the presidency on the NDC platform, also dismissed reports that he rejected an offer to become Atiku’s running mate, insisting that no such proposal was made to him.
