Atiku pledges to reduce the cost of living in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Nigerian senator Austin Akobundu says an Atiku Abubakar presidency would lower the cost of living and revive the Eastern maritime port corridor. At the inauguration of a support group in Abia State, he defended the candidate’s plan for targeted fuel assistance, according to Vanguard.
Austin Akobundu, campaign director for former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar, says an Atiku presidency would reduce the cost of living and revive the economy. The senator was speaking at the inauguration of an Atiku support group in two local government areas of Abia State, according to Vanguard.
Akobundu defended targeted and transparent fuel assistance, saying it would lower transport costs and ease household spending on food, housing and education. Atiku has previously proposed targeted assistance with fuel costs.
The campaign official also presented the reactivation of the Eastern maritime port corridor as a pillar of Atiku’s economic programme for south-east Nigeria. He said this revival would boost international trade, industrial activity and job creation in the region.
The remarks came on 20 October, the same day Atiku also accused President Bola Tinubu of worsening the cost of living after the end of subsidies, in a message on rising household expenses.
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