The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday, 7 November, 2026 accused the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of listening to ill-advice from voodoo economists to restore the fuel subsidy.
Shettima, who stated this while speaking during President Bola Tinubu’s presidential campaign in the Ikwerre area of Rivers State, said the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has gone into political irrelevance.
The Vice President also disclosed that some political charlatans from the opposition are trying to demonise the President.
“Winston Churchill, the onetime British Prime Minister, once said truth is so precious that it has to be surrounded by a bodyguard of lies; hence, it’s not only amazing but to define as heartbreaking that political charlatans on the other side of the divide are making efforts to demonise President Tinubu instead of celebrating him,” the VP said.
“Atiku Abubakar, with a certificate in hygiene from a Kano School, is intellectually malnourished and was ill-advised by some voodoo economist to restore fuel subsidy, and my friend, Peter Obi, has gone into political irrelevance.”
Shettima also described the president as a decent man, adding that Nigeria’s economy has witnessed a significant improvement since he assumed office.
“I dare say without any fear that Tinubu is a decent man. When he attained the mantle of leadership some three and a half years ago, our economy was on the verge of collapse; we were on our way to Kinshasa. Instead of kicking the ball down the road, instead of demonising his predecessor, the president had the moral courage and conviction to take the bull by the horns,” he added.
