Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has accused the federal government of fiscal indiscipline, warning that its domestic borrowing is starving Nigerian businesses of credit, killing jobs and worsening the cost-of-living crisis.
In a statement issued on Monday by Phrank Shaibu, his senior special assistant on public communication, Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said the scale of government borrowing was “particularly” alarming given the rise in crude oil prices above the benchmark used for the 2026 budget.
The cable
