ADC criticizes Federal Government's GDP growth claims amid Nigerian hardship

The African Democratic Congress ADC has criticized the Federal Government's celebration of Nigeria's reported Gross Domestic Product GDP growth, stating that the economic figures do not reflect the hardship faced by ordinary Nigerians. In a statement, the ADC's National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, accused the government of using headline GDP figures to "whitewash the deep economic suffering Nigerians are currently enduring." The opposition party highlighted rising food prices, inflation, weak purchasing power, unemployment, and the collapse of small businesses as evidence that citizens have not felt the impact of the reported economic growth. The ADC emphasized that economic growth is only meaningful when it improves living conditions, creates jobs, and reduces hardship, asserting that "People do not eat GDP." The party questioned what Nigerians should celebrate given the worsening economic conditions, including devastating food inflation, high youth unemployment, and business closures. This criticism follows a Quartus Economics report indicating Nigeria's dollar GDP rose by 22 percent to about $307 billion in 2025, driven by stronger economic output and naira appreciation, surpassing the Sub-Saharan African average and several major African economies. However, the ADC argued that macroeconomic indicators alone cannot measure citizen well-being, stating that the purpose of governance is to improve people's living conditions. The party maintained that until growth t