‘Stop Blaming Tinubu, Hunger Has Always Been In Nigeria’, Bwala Fires Back At Atiku

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu connected Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has dismissed claims that the hardship and hunger presently facing Nigerians were peculiar to the contiguous administration.

Bwala made the remarks connected TVC’s FCT Brief successful absorption to comments by erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who accused the Tinubu authorities of worsening economical conditions.

“The astir cardinal happening is the contented helium (Atiku) has raised. Does helium person a valid point? He does not due to the fact that the information suggests otherwise,” Bwala said.

The statesmanlike adjutant accused absorption figures of seeking to discredit the government, describing their criticisms arsenic politically motivated.

“What bash you expect them to bash different than to effort their champion to spot however they tin demarcate the authorities successful bid to make the buzz astir what they do,” helium said.

Bwala highlighted what helium described arsenic advancement made nether Tinubu’s leadership, pointing to economical and societal interventions.

“He said we are creating hunger. Is helium blinded oregon doesn’t helium perceive the information of the advancement we’ve made? For example, we person accrued overseas reserves. Our nett export has increased. We person little dependency connected imports. We person created a operation that has stabilised the economy,” helium said.

“He won’t speech astir that. He won’t speech astir the Caesarean league we provided successful each the hospitals successful Nigeria — however the radical don’t person to suffer. He doesn’t speech astir that. He doesn’t speech astir the NELFUND we person provided. He should beryllium capable to talk and accidental whether it’s moving oregon not.”

According to Bwala, critics who antecedently dismissed the government’s economical argumentation person present shifted their rhetoric.

“They started archetypal by saying our economical exemplary is wrong. Now, aft 2 years, we’ve been capable to beryllium them otherwise. They are canine whistling for civilian unrest,” helium added.

Bwala besides argued that hunger is not a caller situation successful Nigeria’s history.

“This rhetoric of Nigerians is hungry; we person to beryllium capable to turn retired of it. Nigerians were bare successful 1960, bare successful 1980, bare successful 1990, bare successful 1999. It was betwixt 1999 to 2003 that idiosyncratic sang ‘Nigeria Jaga Jaga’. You mean helium sang successful abstract?” helium asked.

“There has ne'er been a clip successful which determination is nary 1 occupation oregon the different arsenic acold arsenic the Nigerian radical are concerned. But justice the metrics. Judge america not by the rhetoric of Nigerians are hungry. Judge america by the dynamics of what we’re putting successful spot and whether it’s working,” Bwala added.