The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Bola Tinubu’s comments during his media chat on Monday indicate that he is not worried about the economic hardship facing Nigerians.
In a statement reacting to Tinubu’s first media chat, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said the president is insensitive to the “widespread suffering and hardship” afflicting citizens for saying that he does not regret removing the petrol subsidy.
“The declaration by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he has no regrets for the sudden removal of fuel subsidy without any cushioning measures to mitigate the resultant crippling effect on the productive sector, high cost of living, and associated hardship, which is now driving citizens to extreme poverty and early death, also confirms APC’s disconnection from the primary purpose of government, which is the welfare and security of the citizens,” the statement reads.
“It is instructive that President Tinubu in the chat admitted that Nigerians are bearing the brunt of the failure and inability of the APC administration under his watch to effectively police and secure our nation’s borders so as to prevent the smuggling of petroleum products to neighbouring countries.
“The PDP is disturbed that while the APC has failed to account for the proceeds saved from the removal of the subsidy, Nigerians are subjected to crushing economic hardship because the APC administration has failed in its fundamental duty of ensuring the territorial integrity of our nation.”
Ologunagba said rather than “admitting failure and seeking solutions,” Tinubu claimed that the nation’s economy has improved under his watch.
