Salihu Lukman, a former vice-chair of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says the “hurried” policies of President Bola Tinubu have impoverished citizens.
Lukman was reacting to calls from government agencies like
the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Defence Headquarters (DHQ).
The security agencies have asked youths to shelve protests
over the economic hardship in the country.
They warn that the protest could be hijacked by hoodlums.
In a statement on Sunday, Lukman said Tinubu has
impoverished Nigerians in a year.
“Within one year, virtually everything has crashed, all due
to the impatience of President Asiwaju Tinubu,” the former APC chieftain said.
“If President Asiwaju Tinubu has turned out to be an
impatient leader who is in a hurry to implement policies that have impoverished
citizens, why should citizens be patient with him?
“Here is a President
Asiwaju Tinubu who even before settling down to resume work as President of the
Federal Republic, declared an end to petroleum subsidy without any plan. At the
same time, he proceeded to float the exchange rate of the Naira against other
international currencies.
“For an import dependent nation, why should any leaders be
in a hurry to implement such policies without having any plan to boost local
production? In the case of withdrawal of subsidy, does it require any
counseling to time such policy with ensuring capacity for local refining?
“With all the talk of fixing the four refineries in the
country and the beginning of production activity by the Dangote refinery, why
is President Asiwaju Tinubu in a mad rush and unable to align his policy
initiatives with these expectations? Instead, needlessly, Nigerians watch the
shameless criminal dispute between NNPC and Dangote Refinery.”
Lukman said having allegedly reduced the national assembly
to a “rubber stamp”, Tinubu has “crashed all available democratic structures
capable of enabling Nigerians to influence decisions of his government”.
“And in the face of all these, reckless illogical decisions
such as expending more than N15 trillion Naira, more than half the annual
budget of Nigeria is being expended on the 700-kilometer Lagos – Calabar
coastal road,” he added.
“Billions have been expended to acquire Presidential Yachts,
Presidential Jet, luxury vehicles for political leaders, and construction of
Vice-Presidential Lodge.
“But the crisis of insecurity continues to ravage the
nation. Crisis of education with more than 10 million out of school children in
the north is never given any attention. Nigerian public hospitals have since
degenerated from being consulting clinics to mortuaries.”
Lukman said the protest provides a good opportunity to
recruit new political leaders for the country.
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