Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has fired again at President Bola Tinubu’s insurance policies, insisting they’re worsening the lives of extraordinary Nigerians.
In a press release from his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, yesterday, the chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) argued that as a substitute of concentrating on opposition figures, Tinubu ought to give attention to governing successfully to ease the hardship tens of millions face throughout the nation.
Atiku’s feedback have been a direct response to a current assertion from the Presidency, which accused him of criticising Tinubu out of jealousy.
Nevertheless, Atiku insisted his considerations have been solely concerning the well-being of Nigerians, not private rivalry.
Atiku cited Tinubu’s unfulfilled promise to quickly take away import duties on important items from July 2024.
In line with him, almost 120 days have handed, but the federal government has not carried out this aid measure.
This delay, he mentioned, contributed to the document inflation, with meals costs spiking over 40 per cent in current months, marking one of many worst intervals in Nigeria’s current historical past.
He mentioned, “On July 8, 2024, Tinubu introduced that import responsibility on important items like meals could be lifted for 150 days. However over 120 days later, the coverage has but to take off, whereas Nigerians proceed to die each day as a result of excessive value of dwelling, together with meals inflation, which now exceeds 40 per cent, the very best in a long time.
“The brazen disobedience to a authorities coverage by Tinubu’s appointees and the failure of the finance ministry to problem a gazette after over 4 months displays the fatuousness, inanity and incompetence that characterises the Tinubu administration.”
Sadly, he added, moderately than give attention to governance, they’re preoccupied with verbally assaulting Atiku and Peter Obi whereas utilizing compromised courts to foster a disaster within the opposition.
The previous Vice President additionally condemned the “inconsistency in Tinubu’s financial insurance policies”.
Since taking workplace final yr, Atiku argued, Tinubu has taken actions with out fastidiously assessing the results, resulting in confusion and hardship for residents.
He famous the abrupt removing of the petrol subsidy, which led to a surge in transportation prices and inflation with out sufficient various options in place.
Tinubu’s CNG initiative to scale back gasoline costs, he mentioned, has barely taken off as a consequence of restricted gasoline infrastructure throughout Nigeria.
“Even Tinubu and his ministers haven’t adopted CNG for his or her transport. This coverage has completed nothing to curb the rising value of transportation,” Atiku mentioned.
Stating Tinubu’s unrealistic projections for the naira’s worth, he claimed that the administration misled the general public concerning the nation’s overseas reserves.
The Wazirin Adamawa challenged the federal government to launch the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN)’s 2023 monetary statements for transparency.
