Tinubu’s Reckless Spending Is Partly Responsible For Nigeria’s Woes – Salihu Lukman

Ex-National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman has come out to say the government of President Bola Tinubu appears to be on a roller coaster of reckless spendings amid mass hunger and poverty in the country.

He recently had his say via a press statement made available on Sunday, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, the reckless spending is is partly responsible for the highly volatile situation in the country, and it is time for committed democrats in Nigeria to face this challenge squarely.

He added that Nigerians must be mobilized to direct their anger creatively and positively towards reformation of democratic structures in the country.

His words, “As it is, the President Asiwaju Tinubu’s administration seems to be on a roller coaster of aggrandised spendings amid mass hunger and poverty in the country, which is partly responsible for the highly volatile situation in the country.

Every committed democrat in the country must wake up to this challenge and seek to mobilise Nigerians to direct their anger creatively and positively towards reformation of democratic structures in the country.

This is the point when ideally, opposition leaders such as Alh. Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Peter Obi and Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso should step forward to provide the needed leadership to reform our democracy and ensure the emergence of a functional political party capable of rescuing Nigeria.

In addition to opposition leaders, other political leaders in APC who have been edged out of the party should join forces with opposition leaders to rescue the country and put Nigeria back on the path of democratic development.

These leaders include Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Sen. Ibukunle Amosun, Mal. Nasir El-Rufai, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and many others.

While acknowledging that there are already unfolding initiatives in this direction, the rising anger in the country must be utilised and directed to strengthen the emergence of a veritable functional political party different from APC, PDP, LP and NNPP. As it is, it must be acknowledged that these parties cannot serve as the platforms to rescue Nigeria from its current unfortunate self-inflicted downward spiral producing mass poverty and starvation.”