- ADC: It Is A Devastating Verdict On Tinubu’s Administration
- Shows He Has Lost Confidence Of Nigerians
- Countdown To His Retirement To Iragbiji Or Lagos Has Commenced- Atiku’s Camp
Nigeria’s opposition camp has pounced on a new public opinion survey showing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a 30.2 per cent approval rating, describing the result as a damning verdict on an administration grappling with growing public dissatisfaction over economic hardship and insecurity.
The reaction came as the Tinubu administration celebrated its third anniversary in office on Friday, with opposition figures arguing that the latest poll underscores widespread frustration among Nigerians over worsening living conditions.
The survey, conducted by Eagle Badger Data Analytics (EBDA), reportedly found that only 30.2 per cent of Nigerians approve of the President’s performance, while 47.5 per cent disapprove.
The poll also indicated that a majority of citizens believe their economic circumstances have deteriorated since Tinubu assumed office in May 2023.
Reacting to the findings, the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) said the numbers represented a clear loss of confidence in the administration.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party described the latest approval ratings for the President as a “devastating verdict” on an administration it accused of failing in economic management, job creation and security.
According to Abdullahi, findings from a survey conducted by Eagle Badger Data Analytics (EBDA) showed that only 30.2 per cent of Nigerians approve of Tinubu’s performance, while 47.5 per cent disapprove. The report also found that a majority of citizens believe their living conditions have deteriorated since the President assumed office in May 2023.
“The significance of this report is clear,” Abdullahi declared. “A President with only 30 percent approval after three years in office has lost the confidence of the Nigerian people.”
He added: “More importantly, it means that roughly seven out of every ten Nigerians are either dissatisfied, unconvinced, or unwilling to endorse the direction in which the country is being led. That is not a political challenge. That is a national rejection.”
The ADC spokesman said the most alarming finding in the survey was that 62 per cent of Nigerians reported being worse off today than when Tinubu took office, while only 23.3 per cent said their lives had improved.
“Even more troubling, 42.4 percent of Nigerians describe themselves as being ‘much worse off’ than they were three years ago,” he said.
Abdullahi argued that the figures merely reflect the harsh realities confronting ordinary Nigerians daily.
“Families can no longer afford basic food items. Transportation costs have become unbearable. Small businesses are shutting down. Young people are facing rising unemployment and diminishing opportunities,” he stated.
“Millions of citizens who work hard every day can no longer guarantee decent living conditions for their families.”
The ADC further pointed to findings in the report indicating that food prices have risen by more than 90 per cent since May 2023, while the overall price level has increased by about 80 per cent.
“These are not opposition figures. They are realities that Nigerians confront in markets every single day,” Abdullahi said.
“The government continues to celebrate macroeconomic statistics, but Nigerians do not eat statistics. They eat food. They pay rent. They pay school fees. They pay transport fares. They confront insecurity. And on all these measures, life has become significantly harder under this administration.”
Beyond the economy, the opposition party accused the government of failing to tackle worsening insecurity across the country.
“Across large parts of the country, farmers remain unable to safely access their farmlands,” Abdullahi said.
“Communities continue to face attacks from bandits, terrorists, kidnappers and criminal gangs. Thousands of Nigerians have lost their lives, while millions live in fear and uncertainty.”
He argued that the administration could no longer blame inherited challenges for its difficulties.
“The tragedy is that after three years in office, the government can no longer claim that these challenges were inherited,” he said.
“The responsibility now belongs entirely to President Tinubu and his administration. Leadership is measured by outcomes, not excuses.”
The ADC spokesman also highlighted what he described as a direct link between economic hardship and public discontent, noting that more than 73 per cent of Nigerians who said their circumstances had become “much worse” under the current administration disapproved of the President’s performance.
“The verdict from the Nigerian people is therefore unmistakable,” Abdullahi asserted.
“This administration has failed to improve living conditions, failed to protect household incomes, failed to create sufficient opportunities for young Nigerians, and failed to restore public confidence in the future.”
Positioning the ADC as an alternative ahead of the 2027 elections, Abdullahi said Nigerians deserved a government focused on practical results rather than political messaging.
“Nigeria deserves better,” he said. “They deserve leadership that prioritizes jobs over propaganda, security over excuses, and results over rhetoric.”
He concluded with a stark warning to the administration, saying: “As the nation moves toward 2027, this survey should serve as a wake-up call. Thirty percent approval after three years in office is not a sign of success. It is a measure of failure.”
Similarly, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has launched a blistering attack on President Tinubu over the state of the nation.
Ibe was reacting to comments by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, who had defended Tinubu’s policies as necessary sacrifices for Nigeria’s survival noting that the President took a bullet for Nigeria to survive.
However, the Atiku aide dismissed the argument, insisting that the President was responsible for the country’s current economic and security challenges.
“President Tinubu did not take the bullet for Nigeria to survive, whatever that means,” Ibe declared.
“It is clear even to the blind that Tinubu actually pulled the trigger that is killing Nigeria and its people.”
In the strongly worded statement, Ibe accused the administration of presiding over what he described as three years of worsening insecurity, hunger and multidimensional poverty across the country.
According to him, the President’s “legendary incompetence and cluelessness” have pushed millions of Nigerians into hardship while eroding hope for a better future.
“His legendary incompetence and cluelessness of the last three years has enthroned a season of pervasive insecurity, hunger and multidimensional poverty,” Ibe said.
He further alleged that the administration had deepened divisions within the country and intensified public frustration.
“The government has deepened our fault lines and put hopelessness in overdrive,” he added.
The opposition spokesman also turned his attention to the 2027 political battle, suggesting that the countdown to Tinubu’s exit from power had already begun.
“The countdown to the retirement of Tinubu to Iragbiji, his hometown, or Lagos, his adopted home, has begun,” Ibe declared.
The latest remarks underscore the escalating political tensions between the Presidency and opposition figures as debates over the impact of Tinubu’s economic reforms and governance record continue to dominate national discourse ahead of the next election cycle.
While the Presidency has consistently defended its policies as painful but necessary measures aimed at stabilising the economy and securing long-term growth, critics argue that the reforms have translated into rising living costs, worsening poverty and growing public discontent.
Ibe’s latest broadside is expected to further fuel the heated political exchanges already shaping the build-up to the 2027 general elections.
