2027 politics: Atiku-Tinubu faceoff widens over subsidy, $16bn power projects

The Punch | 27-08-2026 03:15am |

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute him if it has evidence linking him to the alleged $16bn power expenditure while in office. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, accused the President Bola Tinubu-led government of recycling old allegations to divert attention from questions over the subsidy regime.

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