'Emergency Response' - Atiku's Aide Slams Tinubu's Power Fund
Last update: April 8, 2026
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Shaibu criticises ₦3.3 trillion electricity fund as a recurring “panic response” by government...
The Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has criticised the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government’s repeated rollout of a ₦3.3 trillion electricity intervention fund, describing it as a “panic button.”
In a statement posted on his 𝕏 handle on Tuesday, Shaibu argued that the initiative was first introduced in 2024 during the #EndBadGovernance protests and has now resurfaced amid rising opposition activity ahead of the 2027 elections.
He said the timing of the intervention suggests a strategy aimed at managing political pressure rather than addressing structural issues in the power sector.
“In 2024, as Nigerians mobilised under the EndBadGovernance movement, the @officialABAT’s government suddenly unveiled a ₦3.3 trillion electricity intervention fund, an ‘emergency response’ to rising public pressure,” he said.
“Now, in 2027, as opposition forces rally under the ADC coalition with clear intent to challenge and displace this same administration, the government has once again reached for the exact same ₦3.3 trillion playbook.”
Shaibu dismissed the recurrence as deliberate, adding, “Certainly not a coincidence. It is becoming increasingly clear that ₦3.3 trillion is not a policy figure, it is a panic button.”
He further accused the administration of relying on headline-driven measures instead of implementing meaningful reforms.
“Each time the regime feels the ground shifting beneath it, it responds not with reform, but with headline-grabbing interventions designed to distract, pacify, and survive the moment,” he said.
According to him, Nigerians are becoming more aware of such patterns.
He said: “But Nigerians are wiser now. A government that repeats the same ‘emergency’ at every political threat is not solving problems it is signalling distress.
“₦3.3 trillion is no longer an intervention figure. It is the alarm code of a sinking administration.”
