Makinde campaign knocks Tinubu over poverty, N166.7trn debt

By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA – The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation (MDPCO) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of pushing Nigeria towards collapse, citing widespread poverty, mounting public debt and worsening insecurity.
The organisation said the country’s economic hardship and declining public confidence demanded a change of direction, urging Nigerians to consider Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s proposed RESET NIGERIA agenda.
In a statement by its Director of Strategic Communications, Richard Nnanna Ihediwa, on Monday, the campaign organisation cited a World Bank estimate that about 140 million Nigerians were living in poverty, accusing the All Pro...