#EndBadGovernanceProtest: Your Speech Is Hollow, Fails To Address Hardship Of Nigerians, Atiku Blasts Tinubu
•By Our Reporter
ABUJA – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has taken President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the cleaner over his Sunday broadcast to address the grievances of protesters.
Atiku said that President Tinubu’s broadcast on Sunday morning, intended to quell the fervour of public protests against his administration’s poor governance, utterly misses the mark, adding that his speech lacks credibility.
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The former Vice President, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe said that economic quagmire the nation find itself is solely the result of the Tinubu administration’s trial-and-error policies.
He said: “His speech neglects the pressing economic hardships that have besieged Nigerian families since the very beginning of his tenure.
“This address lacks credibility and fails to offer any immediate, tangible solutions to the Nigerian people. Given the extensive publicity surrounding the protests and the threats issued by government officials against demonstrators, one would have expected President Tinubu to present groundbreaking reforms, particularly those aimed at reducing the exorbitant costs of governance.
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“But alas, no such announcements were made. The President ignored the protesters’ demands, such as suspending the purchase of aircraft for the President, downsizing his bloated cabinet, or even eliminating the costly and burdensome office of the First Lady, who has been indulging in extravagant trips at the nation’s expense.”
Atiku added that President Tinubu failed to convince Nigerians, adding that it is unfortunate that his words lack substance and respect for the protesters.
He said: “In his lacklustre recorded speech, President Tinubu offered a superficial account of his so-called reforms, revealing his own tenuous grasp of policy as he failed to convince his audience. While the President has spoken, it is unfortunate that his words lack substance and respect for the protesters’ sentiments, leaving Nigerians with little faith in his reform agenda – if one exists at all.
“We urge the President and his team to own up to their failures over the past 14 months and abandon the absurd theory that the protests are orchestrated by the opposition. This administration has failed on all fronts, even in the simple task of keeping a presidential speech confidential.
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“Typically, presidential addresses are shared under embargo with media houses. However, the premature leak of this speech, allowing Nigerians to read along with the President in real-time, starkly illustrates the media nay Nigerians dwindling confidence in this administration.
“The opposition did not create the economic quagmire we find ourselves in; this disaster is solely the result of the Tinubu administration’s trial-and-error policies. It is high time they stopped the blame game and faced the reality of their failures.”
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