The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of prioritising the lavish life of politicians over the welfare of atypical Nigerians following the distribution of brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado sports activities utility autos (SUVs) to chose social gathering youth leaders.
The NDC made the allegation in a submit on its official X account whereas reacting to a social media submit by the APC National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, exhibiting the autos he stated had been introduced to chose youth leaders to assist their mobilisation actions forward of the 2027 common elections.
The opposition social gathering estimated that seven of the autos would value ₦1.015 billion, primarily based on its said common value of ₦145 million per brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado.
The NDC stated, “The common value of a brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado is ₦145,000,000.
“In this video, we counted seven such autos, and the quantity might be even increased. The whole value of those seven autos alone quantities to ₦1,015,000,000.
“While the rudderless, clueless, and ruinous administration of President Bola Tinubu has been asking Nigerians to endure the pains of its depraved and merciless reforms, that is how taxpayers’ cash is being spent.
“The wasteful APC-led administration is funding the lavish lifestyles of politicians while ordinary Nigerians wallow in poverty. We cannot continue like this.”
The social gathering additional referred to as on Nigerians to vote out the Tinubu-led administration within the 2027 elections, saying its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was dedicated to lowering the price of governance and making certain prudent administration of public sources.
The NDC added, “We owe Nigerians and the unborn era the civic responsibility to vote the ruinous administration of President Bola Tinubu out of energy.
“Our presidential candidate is strongly committed to cutting the cost of governance. If you want a government that will judiciously manage the resources of our dear country, vote for His Excellency, Peter Obi, CON, for a new and working Nigeria for all, and not for a corrupt few.”
Earlier, Israel had introduced the presentation of brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado SUVs to chose APC youth leaders, saying the autos had been meant to assist their election mobilisation actions.
In the accompanying submit, Israel stated the beneficiaries obtained the autos in recognition of their dedication to the social gathering.
“Today, I presented a brand-new 2026 Prado to my committed selected youth leaders to aid their election mobilisation activities,” he wrote.
Israel additionally expressed appreciation to Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, for what he described as her continued assist for the APC construction beneath his management.
“The party is supreme, and that supremacy will show in our action in this election period — we will deliver polling unit by polling unit,” he added.
The video, which has since been deleted, sparked criticism on social media, with some Nigerians questioning the timing of the car distribution amid rising residing prices and the financial reforms launched by the Tinubu administration.
The controversy has renewed debate over political spending, the price of governance and the usage of sources for election mobilisation as political events put together for the 2027 common elections.
However, the NDC’s estimate of ₦1.015 billion was primarily based on its said common value of ₦145 million per car. The posts cited didn’t set up whether or not the SUVs had been bought with public funds or social gathering sources.
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