Section 137(1)(j) of the Constitution is clear: presenting a forged certificate to INEC is a ground for disqualification.
So the question for Tinubu is simple: Who manufactured the certificate he submitted to INEC?
Two purported CSU certificates. Different dates. Different signatures. Officials whose tenures came years after 1979.
Nigerians deserve authentication, not explanations. Tinubu must tell Nigerians who produced the exact certificate he gave INEC.
Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to explain over $20 billion in projects reportedly linked to Gilbert Chagoury. https://t.co/kTe7qQ3iNK
This is not a thug speaking at a street corner. This is a Senator of the Federal Republic from Nigeria’s ruling party reportedly threatening opposition supporters with death.
If accurately reported, silence from @officialABAT , APC leadership and security agencies would be indefensible. When those entrusted with making our laws threaten political opponents with violence, democracy itself is under threat.
Osun must vote in peace. Ballots, not bullets.
PRESS STATEMENT
$20 BILLION CHAGOURY DEALS: TINUBU MUST ANSWER THE ECONOMIST — ATIKU
*Says The Economist is not an opposition party; President must answer its questions..
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has demanded that President Bola Tinubu explain the disturbing questions reportedly raised by The Economist over about $20 billion worth of projects linked to Gilbert Chagoury, his long-time associate.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the reported revelations have elevated concerns about the Tinubu administration’s procurement practices from domestic suspicion to an international credibility crisis.
“At prevailing exchange rates, $20 billion is approximately ₦27 trillion. Nigerians deserve to know how projects of such staggering value became concentrated around businesses linked to one man who happens to be a close associate of the President.
“This is not pocket change. This is an amount approaching the scale of entire national budgets. Nigerians cannot be asked to tighten their belts while those around the President appear to be tightening their grip on some of the biggest contracts in the country.”
Atiku said the Presidency must respond specifically to the issues reportedly raised by The Economist concerning procurement, taxation and the relationship between political proximity and access to major government projects.
“The questions are simple: Who awarded these contracts? Were they competitively tendered? What tax concessions, waivers or privileges were granted? Who are the ultimate beneficial owners? And why does the same presidential associate keep appearing around projects worth billions of dollars?
“President Tinubu cannot answer every allegation of corruption and cronyism by deploying presidential spokesmen to abuse critics. The Economist is not an opposition party. It is not on the ballot in 2027. The President should answer the questions it has raised.”
Atiku said the controversy strikes at the heart of the administration's credibility because Nigerians are simultaneously being subjected to higher taxes, soaring living costs and unprecedented economic hardship in the name of sacrifice.
“You cannot preach sacrifice to hungry Nigerians while questions hang over ₦27 trillion worth of projects linked to your friend. That is not reform. It is an assault on public trust.”
The former Vice President therefore challenged the Presidency to publish the procurement details, ownership structures, tax concessions and other relevant information concerning the projects reportedly identified by The Economist.
“Nigeria is a republic, not a friends-and-family investment portfolio. ₦27 trillion demands answers. President Tinubu must provide them.”
Signed:
Phrank Shaibu
Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar, Vice President of Nigeria 1999-2007 and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress.
10th August, 2026
PRESS STATEMENT
5,091 KILLED IN THREE MONTHS: TINUBU’S SCORECARD IS SOAKED IN BLOOD — ATIKU
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described reports that 5,091 Nigerians were killed in violent incidents across the country within three months as a damning scorecard on the Tinubu administration’s most fundamental responsibility: the protection of lives and property.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the figures are not merely statistics but a grim measure of the human cost of insecurity and the consequences of a government that has failed to match its rhetoric with the resources, discipline and urgency required to protect Nigerians.
“Behind every number is a Nigerian whose life was cut short, a family thrown into mourning, children deprived of parents and communities condemned to fear. Five thousand and ninety-one reported killings in just three months should trouble the conscience of any government.”
Atiku said Nigeria’s worsening insecurity cannot be separated from the Tinubu administration’s fiscal indiscipline, wasteful expenditure and poor implementation of budgetary appropriations.
“These figures are the human cost of every padded budget, every frivolous expenditure and every failure to fully implement funds appropriated for critical national priorities.
“You cannot run the public treasury as though it were a private purse, squander scarce resources on questionable priorities and then expect soldiers and other security personnel on the frontlines to perform miracles.
“The continued pattern of treating fiscal appropriation as an inconvenience while public resources are diverted to wasteful and politically expedient projects undermines national security and impedes the capacity of our Armed Forces and other security agencies to respond decisively to threats.”
Atiku welcomed the recently announced pay increase for military personnel but said improved remuneration, while necessary, represents only a fraction of what is required to restore morale and strengthen operational effectiveness, particularly among troops fighting on the frontlines.
“Our soldiers deserve better pay, but morale is about much more than salaries. They require adequate equipment, operational funding, timely allowances, proper welfare for their families and the assurance that the government they defend is as committed to their mission as they are.”
Atiku said Nigerians deserve a government that cuts waste, eliminates questionable expenditure and substantially improves the implementation of budgetary appropriations, particularly for defence and security.
“A government that cannot protect its citizens has failed the first test of governance. Nigerians cannot continue to pay with their lives for the failures, waste and misplaced priorities of an administration that has failed in its most basic constitutional duty.
“Every Nigerian needlessly lost to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes represents a failure of the state. These are not mere statistics. They were fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, breadwinners and citizens who had every right to expect protection from their government.
“Today, we have 5,091 reported killings in just three months, 5,091 shattered families, 5,091 indictments of this administration’s security failures, and ultimately, 5,091 reasons this government must go.”
Signed:
Phrank Shaibu
Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar. Vice President of Nigeria 1999-2007 and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress.
9th August, 2026.
All of Bola’s career has been shrouded by what I now call the mystery of performance and, my god, isn’t he the don of narratives?
He slaps a word (reform, in this case) on the head so many times that you begin to think it’s true. His gubernatorial career is technically lauded for building Lagos, but thanks to documentation, we now know that barely any noticeable changes happened in Lagos throughout his terms.
Bola is not reforming Nigeria. Bola is looting Nigeria dry, he’s borrowing against our poverty, he’s servicing debt with the little we are earning, he’s running 3 concurrent budgets, he is not transparent with our we spend (daily transaction has been down for months), he is blackmailing politicians, he is watching children die, he is overseeing a Nigeria ridden by drugs, companies are packing up, the national % is high, we have never been this poor, he is stiffening the opposition, he is running Nigeria as a favor to friends and associates, and this one, Zach, is using national funds to support campaigns.
”Anyone who accepts N5k and spaghetti to vote for APC candidate in Katsina State should be prepared to face the consequences. We will identify and expose them, regardless of their age, status, or position.”
A message from a youth to the people of Katsina State in front of APC office.
Repost and share this message massively!
Since the creation of APC and their emergence in power since 2015, I have never seen them this rattled.
Atiku Abubakar and ADC is the only opposition in Nigeria and no fake credit alerts of transfers can stop that.
Trillions of naira committed to the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, yet a spell of rainfall is already conducting its own audit of the drainage system.
Apparently, water was not consulted during the design.
APC Government, truly a masterpiece of planning. 👏🏾
FAKE Catholic Letterhead Exposed? Nigerian Catholics Raise Alarm Over Forged Statement!
A statement circulated online claiming to represent “young Catholics” in Nigeria while cautioning Church leaders against partisan political commentary. However, concerns were later raised about its authenticity, including questions over the organisation’s identity, letterhead, signatories and authority to speak for Catholic youths. In this video, we examine the controversial document.
Meanwhile, the fake letter was retweeted by @officialABAT’s aide @sundaydareSD.
Forging a church document is like stealing from the offering basket…and this is coming from an administration already dogged by unresolved controversies over alleged forged documents, questionable certificates and disputed official records.
How many times must Nigerians ask the same question: who is verifying these documents before government officials amplify them?
TheyForge it. Circulate it. Defend it. Ignore the questions.
Shameless retards!
₦1.08 TRILLION for 2,791 projects?
Federal Cooperative College, Oji River has apparently graduated from teaching cooperation to teaching the government how to cooperate with ₦1.08 trillion.
Nigerians deserve to know: where exactly are these 2,791 projects—and how did a cooperative college become a trillion-naira construction ministry?- @atiku
It Is At the Twilight of Every Election That President Obasanjo Comes to Say Something About Atiku - Sanni
This statement in itself tells you that it is more political than rational. In 2004, Obasanjo was full of gratitude for the role Atiku played in ensuring his reelection. Expressing regret now is not statesmanly.
Olusola Sanni, Strategic Media Associate to Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar Has No Regrets Serving Under President Obasanjo - Sanni
This was one of the finest moments in our democratic history. Atiku is a proud participant in that presidency.
Olusola Sanni, Strategic Media Associate to Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar