Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over recent economic policies, which have worsened hardship in the country.
NOP NIGERIA reports that Amaechi, while speaking at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Convention in Abuja on Tuesday, claimed that Tinubu does not care about the welfare of Nigerians.
Amaechi, a former Governor of Rivers State, described the current situation in the country as terrible, stressing that government institutions are being used against citizens.
He said, “The taxes they’ve imposed, wait until June when they start collecting annual company taxes. Nobody will be able to buy petrol; nobody will be able to feed. Let me repeat, if Nigerians are not hungry, I am hungry. The situation is bad; it is terrible.
“How can a man (Tinubu) who said he is a democrat, who fought on the side of NADECO, be stopping democracy? These people don’t care. What they care about is money.
“The man doesn’t care. They are using the institutions of government against the people of Nigeria… In one of his statements, he said, ‘Let the poor breathe.’ Are the poor breathing?”
The ADC chieftain also raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s rising insecurity, describing the situation in parts of the country as reminiscent of a civil war.
He said, “I watched yesterday in Nasarawa people were running away from their community like a civil war. The civil war image came back to my head.”
While criticising the handling of security challenges under Tinubu, Amaechireflected on his tenure as governor, saying, the Federal Government are doing nothing about the situation.
He added, “Your citizens are trekking from one place to another like a civil war, and you are doing nothing. A leader must be in front during crises. If you don’t want to be in front, then step aside and allow another person to lead.
“When I was governor of Rivers State, you couldn’t commit a crime, and I would sleep. I wouldn’t sleep until you were arrested. All of us would stay awake until the person was caught.”
