The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the distribution of brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado SUVs to selected youth leaders for election mobilisation.
The opposition party said the seven vehicles shown in a video shared by APC National Youth Leader Dayo Israel were worth about ₦1.015 billion, accusing President Bola Tinubu’s administration of wasteful spending.
“The average cost of a brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado is ₦145,000,000. In this video, we counted seven such vehicles, and the number could be even higher,” the NDC said.
“The total cost of these seven vehicles alone amounts to ₦1,015,000,000.”
The party accused the government of making Nigerians endure economic hardship while politicians enjoy expensive benefits.
“While the rudderless, clueless, and ruinous administration of President Bola Tinubu has been asking Nigerians to endure the pains of its wicked and cruel reforms, this is how taxpayers’ money is being spent,” it said.
“The wasteful APC-led administration is funding the lavish lifestyles of politicians while ordinary Nigerians wallow in poverty.”
The NDC urged Nigerians to vote out the APC in 2027, saying, “We cannot continue like this. We owe Nigerians and the unborn generation the civic duty to vote the ruinous administration of President Bola Tinubu out of power.”
It promoted its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying he was committed to reducing governance costs and building “a new and working Nigeria for all, and not for a corrupt few”.
Israel said the vehicles would support election mobilisation and thanked First Lady Oluremi Tinubu for backing his party structure. He added that the APC would “deliver polling unit by polling unit”.
