Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organization (MDPCO) has described President Bola Tinubu as a "modern-day Pharaoh," accusing his administration of worsening Nigerians' hardship and insisting that he cannot lead the country to a better future.

The organisation made the remarks in a statement on Wednesday signed by Richard Ihediwa, the organisation's director of strategic communications, reacting to Mr Tinubu's recent reference to Egypt while ruling out a return to fuel subsidy.

"Of course, Pharaoh cannot lead to a Promised Land," the statement read.

Mr Ihediwa accused the president of failing to respond adequately to Nigerians' suffering, arguing that his policies had increased the economic burden on citizens...