If worst is over, why are Nigerians still dying? — ADC asks Tinubu

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s 65th Independence Anniversary address, describing it arsenic superb rhetoric that lacked substance and failed to supply applicable solutions to Nigeria’s pressing challenges.

Asked to respond to the President’s code by Vanguard, ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said Tinubu’s declaration that ‘the worst is over’ offered nary clarity connected what Nigerians should expect going forward.

“The question we should inquire is: When the President says the worst is over, what does that truly mean? What does occurrence look like? What should we expect present that the President has declared the worst is down us? Because erstwhile the President makes specified a claim, helium is suggesting that our suffering has been worthwhile,” Abdullahi said.

He noted that the President’s optimism contrasted sharply with the regular world of hardship and insecurity inactive faced by mean Nigerians.

“The mean Nigerian volition ask: if the worst is over, wherefore americium I inactive suffering? If the worst is over, what should I truthful expect? As I said, it was a superb governmental speech, but it promises nothing. It says thing astir what volition really impact the lives of Nigerians,” helium added.

On security, the ADC spokesperson criticised Tinubu’s accent connected the sidesplitting of immoderate violent leaders arsenic impervious of progress, saying it reflected a shallow knowing of the magnitude of the crisis.

“To trim the complexity of insecurity successful Nigeria to the elimination of a fewer violent leaders suggests that the President does not afloat recognize the magnitude of the challenges we face. Just this week, a workfellow of ours was murdered successful the Federal Capital Territory erstwhile 14 equipped robbers invaded the premises, according to reports. How does the sidesplitting of a fistful of terrorists code that?” Abdullahi queried.

He further cited rising unit successful Kwara State, agelong regarded arsenic 1 of the astir peaceful successful the country, wherever videos person surfaced showing radical being killed successful wide daylight.

According to him, the President failed to admit the standard of insecurity oregon outline circumstantial measures to warrant the information of citizens.

“He did not say: This is what we volition bash present to guarantee Nigerians volition nary longer beryllium killed astatine will. Instead, helium declared that determination is airy astatine the extremity of the tunnel. But each we spot is simply a reddish light, if so we spot immoderate airy astatine all,” helium stated.

Abdullahi stressed that portion Tinubu’s code mightiness marque paper headlines, it provided small assurance for struggling Nigerians.

“For me, arsenic I said, it was bully rhetoric, a superb code that volition marque headlines successful tomorrow’s newspapers. But for the mean Nigerian, it means little. And the mode successful which this is being done is shameful, due to the fact that if things proceed arsenic they are, lone God tin assistance Nigeria,” helium added.

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