NDC Slams Tinubu, APC Over ₦1bn SUVs for Youth Leaders

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has sharply criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) after its National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, unveiled brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado SUVs for chosen youth leaders to help election mobilisation.

In a video posted by Israel, seven SUVs had been displayed, which the NDC estimated to be price about ₦1.015 billion. The opposition get together accused the ruling APC of indulging in wasteful spending at a time when Nigerians are fighting financial hardship.

“The average cost of a brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado is ₦145 million. In this video, we counted seven such vehicles, and the number could be even higher,” the NDC stated in an announcement on X.

The get together condemned what it described because the “lavish lifestyles of politicians funded by taxpayers’ money,” contrasting it with the federal government’s name for residents to endure financial reforms.

“This is how taxpayers’ money is being spent while ordinary Nigerians wallow in poverty,” the assertion learn.

The NDC urged Nigerians to vote out the APC within the 2027 basic election, calling opposition to the Tinubu-led administration a civic obligation. It additionally used the controversy to advertise its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, pledging that his management would minimize the price of governance.

Israel, in the meantime, defended the gesture, saying the SUVs had been offered to “committed selected youth leaders” to strengthen grassroots mobilisation. He expressed gratitude to First Lady Oluremi Tinubu for her help and vowed that the APC would ship “polling unit by polling unit” within the upcoming election.

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