Atiku Criticizes Presidency as Terrorists Spread Fear While Tinubu Releases Scorecards

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for 2027, Atiku Abubakar, accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of a severe security decline during a statement released on Friday. According to Atiku, the most damning evidence of the Tinubu administration’s three‑year record is the rise in mass abductions and the erosion of the Nigerian state’s monopoly over security.

Atiku, speaking through his media aide Phrank Shaibu, said that under Tinubu’s tenure, terrorists and criminals have intensified their campaign of fear across Nigeria.

The former Vice President cited the recent abduction of schoolchildren in Borno State and the mass kidnapping of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State as key examples supporting his claim.

He stated, “While government officials celebrate themselves and distribute scorecards, terrorists and criminal gangs are distributing fear across the country.”

“The recent abduction of schoolchildren in Borno State and the mass kidnapping of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State are not isolated incidents. They are the most accurate report card of this administration after three years in office,” Atiku added.

“What greater evidence of failure can there be than parents sending their children to school only to receive news that they have been abducted? What greater symbol of governmental failure exists than classrooms becoming hunting grounds for criminals?” he said.

“Three years into this administration, Nigerian children are still being dragged into forests by terrorists and kidnappers. Three years into this administration, communities remain vulnerable. Three years into this administration, citizens continue to pay the price for a government that appears more concerned with managing headlines than securing lives,” Atiku continued.

“The tragedy of Borno and Oyo is not merely a security failure. It is the inevitable consequence of a government that has become detached from reality and addicted to propaganda,” he warned.

“When governments become consumed by self‑praise, they stop listening. When they stop listening, they stop learning. And when they stop learning, they begin to fail,” Atiku concluded.