The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s government offers no hope for Nigerians.
The National Leader of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) said all economic and security policies of President Tinubu have only worsened the situation of Nigerians.
In his “State of the Nation” open letter on Tuesday, the Aare Ona Kakanfo accused Tinubu of turning a dictator by charging #EndBadGovernance protesters with treason for doing what he had always done to other administrations.
“When you came with the ‘Emilokan’ coinage in the build up to the 2023 elections, many Nigerians were persuaded that as a democrat exposed to modern way of governance, you will perform better than erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari, a soldier who deepened the poverty levels of Nigerians and increased insecurity from 2015 to 2023.
“Today, events have proved that they were wrong. Mr President, to say the truth without minding whose ox is gored, you have really disappointed many Nigerians, who thought you were the messiah they were waiting for. The facts are there to speak for themselves,” he said.
He reminded the President that by 29 May 2023, a liter of fuel only cost less than ₦200, but with his “subsidy is gone” statement fuel has gone to over ₦1000 per liter, and Naira to Dollar was less than what it is in his administration.
“The price of a litre of fuel was less then ₦200. Today, it is more than ₦1000. As the Minister of Petroleum, I ask you, what type of reforms is this? In May 2023, naira to a dollar was less than ₦740. Today, it is more than ₦1,600.
“Now, your two right-hand men when you were the governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007, Wale Edun (Finance Minister) and Yemi Cardoso (CBN Governor) are in charge of the economy. What exactly are the fiscal, economic and financial briefings they give you daily to convince you that they know what they are doing in those two offices?” He asked.
Adams told President Tinubu that insecurity has worsened in his administration and his government has not been doing enough to curb it.
