Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described as ludicrous, President Bola Tinubu’s declare that he’s jealous of him.
Atiku in a press release issued by his Particular Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, mentioned he can not jealous a pacesetter who inflict pains on his individuals.
He advised Tinubu that his financial insurance policies and strategy to governance is killing Nigerians, and suggested that this ought to be his focus relatively than attacking the opposition which isn’t within the saddle.
“It’s disheartening that over the past protests, some pissed off younger Nigerians have been waving Russian flags and calling on the army to take over. God forbid we return to these darkish days, however leaders should not push their residents to some extent the place residents select hearth over frying pan,” Atiku said.
He noticed that Nigeria is at present the worst performing forex in Africa and is now the fifth largest financial system on the continent, falling from first when the All Progressives Congress (APC) took over in 2015.
In keeping with him, most Nigerians are at their wits’ finish, not understanding the place their subsequent meal will come from.
“This ought to be Tinubu’s greatest concern as a substitute of fiddling whereas the nation burns,” he additional suggested.
The previous vp accused the president of nepotism, stating that he appointed his kinsmen in each key place, together with the finance ministry, commerce and funding, the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, customs and Federal Inland Income Service (FIRS).
“Even (former) President Muhammadu Buhari was not this brazen. In contrast to Tinubu, Atiku shouldn’t be a bigot,” he mentioned.
Atiku argued that Tinubu’s abysmal efficiency within the final 18 months had proven Nigerians that he got here into workplace unprepared, therefore the various coverage flip flops that has up to now characterised his tenure.
“Tinubu was clearly unprepared for workplace. He acts first and thinks of the implications afterwards. This was why he introduced an abrupt elimination of petrol subsidy with none cushions.
“After seeing the impact, he then hurriedly determined to push a CNG initiative, which even he and his ministers haven’t embraced, therefore their refusal to make use of it.
“The CNG initiative has up to now failed to totally kick off due to a scarcity of fuel infrastructure in most states. The result’s that transport prices proceed to soar together with costs of meals.
“In his mid-term expenditure framework, he projected the alternate fee at N700/$1 in 2024 and N650/$1 by 2025.
“Relatively than sack his financial advisers, he continues to reside in a idiot’s paradise, deceiving Nigerians concerning the FX reserve of $40 billion when, the truth is, the online reserves are lower than 20% of that.
“Let the CBN launch its monetary statements of 2023 if he’s certain of his achievements,” he challenged the president.
Atiku described as unlucky the announcement by the army authorities on the emergence of a brand new terror organisation referred to as Lakurawa.
He known as on Tinubu to enhance safety state of affairs within the nation, and blamed the incessant grid collapses within the north on to the actions of prison parts within the area.
The previous vp reminded Tinubu that he has simply barely two years left in workplace and he ought to concentrate on bettering the lives of the individuals.
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