ADC has criticised President Tinubu’s administration over petrol prices to ₦1,470 per litre, saying it is worsening economic hardship.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party said higher fuel prices were driving up the cost of transportation, food, electricity, education and other essential goods and services.

The ADC said the impact was also being felt in the education sector, citing reports of private schools increasing fees by between 30 and 40 per cent.

The party argued that the increases were coming at a time when workers’ incomes had not risen at a similar rate, leaving families to deal with higher costs of fuel, food, rent, transportation and school fees.

The ADC said it did not blame school proprietors for the increases, noting that schools were also facing rising costs of electricity, fuel, taxes, rent and staff salaries.

It described the situation as placing pressure on parents, workers and businesses, while accusing the Federal Government of demanding further sacrifices from Nigerians.

The opposition party also criticised what it described as extravagant spending by public officials, arguing that economic reforms should improve living conditions rather than deepen hardship.

Looking ahead to the 2027 presidential election, the ADC said Nigerians would have a choice between continuing with the Tinubu administration’s economic policies and the alternative programme proposed by its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

The party said Atiku would seek to reduce petrol prices by restoring subsidy support for domestic fuel production, which it argued would help lower the cost of food, transportation and production.

The ADC urged the Federal Government to take urgent steps to ease the pressure on households and businesses, warning that Nigerians’ resilience should not be interpreted as acceptance of worsening economic conditions.