The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s petrol price discount, describing it as a scam and arguing that Nigerians are yet to experience the promised relief at filling stations.
The council’s Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, made the remarks during an interaction with ADC youth leaders in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State at the weekend.
Ologbondiyan said that although the government claimed to have reduced the pump price of petrol to ₦1,350 per litre, checks at filling stations showed that the product was still being sold above ₦1,400 per litre.
“No Nigerian should be asked to celebrate a discount that exists only in government announcements while the reality at the filling stations tells a different story,” he said.
He added that Nigerians continued to grapple with high transportation costs, rising business expenses and the increasing cost of essential services despite the government’s claims of providing relief.
“You cannot announce relief on television and social media and expect Nigerians to ignore what they experience every day. The people need tangible relief, not another round of publicity,” he said.
The ADC-PCC spokesman also urged Nigerian youths to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Tinubu in the January 16, 2027 presidential election, accusing the ruling party of failing to deliver meaningful improvements in their lives after more than a decade in power.
He said millions of Nigerians continued to face unemployment, poverty and a rising cost of living, adding that young people deserved a government with practical solutions to their challenges and a clear vision for their future.
Ologbondiyan warned that re-electing Tinubu would be a political miscalculation by young Nigerians, whom he said had borne the brunt of the administration’s economic policies.
“As youths, you have spent almost 12 years under the APC government confronting difficult economic circumstances, with many graduates struggling to find decent employment,” he said.
He noted that some graduates had resorted to petty trading, recharge card sales and operating point-of-sale (POS) businesses to make ends meet.
“Every promise made by this government appears to end in disappointment,” he added.
Ologbondiyan urged young Nigerians to reconsider their support for the APC, arguing that the party had failed to provide credible solutions to their economic and social challenges.
He called on ADC supporters to mobilise voters at the ward level and promote what he described as an alternative approach to making life more affordable.
“The time has come to support a candidate who has proposed practical measures to make life affordable for Nigerians,” he said.
He urged the youths to campaign for the ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, ahead of the 2027 election.
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