Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has promised to restore petrol and electricity subsidies and tackle insecurity if elected president in the 2027 general elections.
Atiku pledged on Saturday during the ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State, where he urged residents to support the party’s candidates across all elective positions.
The former vice-president said his administration would reintroduce subsidies on petroleum products and electricity as part of measures to ease the economic hardship facing Nigerians.
“I have already promised all Nigerians that I will restore the petroleum subsidy. Not only that, but I will also restore subsidies in electricity,” he said.
Atiku also pledged to address insecurity in the North-East and other parts of the country, while promising to expand petroleum exploration activities in the Kolmani area to boost government revenue.
He called on Bauchi residents to vote for ADC candidates, from the presidential election down to councillorship positions, insisting that the party was committed to introducing policies that would improve the living conditions of Nigerians.
The ADC presidential candidate thanked the people of Bauchi for their support in previous elections, noting that the state had consistently given him substantial votes.
He urged residents to participate actively in the 2027 elections, protect their votes, and ensure that results were properly counted and transmitted.
“I want you to make sure you come out in your thousands. You vote for ADC. You defend the vote. You ensure that the votes are counted, and results are transmitted before you leave the polling booth,” Atiku said.
The former vice-president’s promise comes amid the ongoing debate over the removal of petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, during his inauguration.
Tinubu had announced that the subsidy was gone, explaining that the funds saved would be redirected towards infrastructure, education, healthcare, and job creation.
Atiku has repeatedly advocated the restoration of petrol subsidy ahead of the 2027 elections. In August, he renewed the pledge and questioned how the savings from its removal had been utilised.
He attended the Bauchi rally alongside his running mate and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark; and other party leaders.
Also present were the party’s governorship candidate in Bauchi State, Senator Halliru Dauda Jika, and other ADC chieftains and political stakeholders.
