Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned what he described as the deliberate weaponization of hunger through the distribution of food items and palliatives across Northern Nigeria by President Bola Tinubu, saying the gesture amounted to political manipulation dressed up as compassion.

The former vice president argued that the crisis in the North was not accidental but the direct consequence of policy failure.

Nigeria’s political landscape was sharply divided on Friday as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi used the 2026 Workers’ Day commemoration to reflect on the condition of Nigerian workers, with both men criticising the prevailing economic situation under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what he described as worsening hardship for Nigerian workers, accusing the government of betraying the promise of “Renewed Hope” and deepening economic suffering.

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Atiku had recently described Jonathan as inexperienced, saying his tenure was marked by notable missteps.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday launched a counterattack on President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of hypocrisy, historical distortion and intellectual dishonesty in what his camp described as a “reckless tirade”.

National Coordinator of the Goodluck Jonathan Legacy Project GJLP, Engr. Juan Amechee, has fired back at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over remarks in which Atiku attributed governance failures during the Jonathan administration to inexperience, describing the comments as “unfortunate and revisionist.”

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said the reported suspension of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, by a faction of the party in Adamawa State is a nullity.

Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike has taken a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, branding him a habitual election contestant with nothing to show for his repeated bids, and predicting the opposition figure will be back on the campaign trail come 2031 despite promises to the contrary.

He said, “Atiku is a serial failure. He is a serial contestant and loser, and I am sure that in 2031, he will still contest. Nigerians would be laughing at such a person making that kind of statement that nothing positive has been done.”

The Citizens Alliance for Transparent Leadership (CATL) has responded to remarks by former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, concerning the administration of former President, Goodluck Jonathan.

A Niger Delta-based advocacy group, the Goodluck Jonathan Legacy Project (GJLP), has responded to recent comments by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on the administration of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, describing them as inaccurate and open to debate.

A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State has announced the suspension of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal over alleged misconduct.

Each of these men carries something heavier than the loss itself. Atiku Abubakar leaves behind a structure that could not close the deal despite nearly seven million votes