Atiku’s media aide says Tinubu’s reported habit of walking to work and eating once daily cannot justify what he describes as wasteful government spending. Paul Ibe lists multi-billion-naira expenditures on vehicles, official residences, the presidential fleet and foreign travel as evidence that the real challenge is the high cost of governance. He argues that meaningful relief for Nigerians will come from slashing public expenditure and improving fiscal discipline, not promoting the President’s personal lifestyle. The latest exchange deepens the war of words between the Presidency and the opposition over economic hardship, government priorities and public spending. “The President should stop trekking to office and eating once a day because the savings from it are inconsequential.