The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, has described former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as “Nigeria’s political Scooby-Doo” while dismissing the opposition’s promise to make fuel cheaper ahead of the 2027 presidential election….
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, has described former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as “Nigeria’s political Scooby-Doo” while dismissing the opposition’s promise to make fuel cheaper ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Morka made the colourful remark during an interview on TVC News’ Beyond the Headlines with Nifemi Oguntoye on Wednesday.
Responding to a question on why Nigerians struggling with high living costs should support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid rather than the opposition’s promise of cheaper fuel, Morka described the opposition’s proposal as a “phantom” promise.
“The promise of the opposition is phantom. It’s like Scooby-Doo,” he said.
Morka argued that the opposition was presenting what he described as an unrealistic solution to the country’s economic problems without adequately explaining how it would be funded.
He singled out Atiku’s proposal for a production subsidy, accusing the former vice-president of changing his position on fuel subsidy for political reasons.
“Atiku Abubakar is Nigeria’s political Scooby-Doo. And so, that’s all he has to offer,” Morka said.
The APC spokesman contrasted the opposition’s proposal with what he described as the concrete results of Tinubu’s economic reforms.
He said the administration had strengthened Nigeria’s macroeconomic position and was now focusing increasingly on household-level economic pressures.
Morka cited increased foreign reserves, stronger oil production, economic growth and higher government revenues as evidence of progress.
He warned that abandoning the reforms could return Nigeria to what he described as the financially unsustainable period before subsidy removal.
According to him, Nigerians should not allow political promises to disrupt the reform programme.
“They know that if you distort this programme, if you disrupt this massive programme of reform, we will go back to an era that is pre the worst period we’ve already gone beyond in our country,” he said.
The APC spokesman expressed confidence that Nigerians would reject the opposition’s proposed alternative at the 2027 presidential election.
His comments came amid growing debate between the APC and opposition ADC over whether Nigeria should maintain the current economic reform path or introduce targeted interventions to reduce the cost of petrol and ease the pressure on households.
