The immediate-past National Vice Chairman, North West, of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Moh. Lukman, has questioned the Bola Tinubu-led APC administration on the assurance that Nigerians will enjoy the dividends of democracy following the challenges being faced as a result of the policies formulated by the government.
He posed the question in an article, titled: “Beyond Taking Responsibility,” which he made available to the media.
In the article on Friday, Lukman queried the government on the extent it will allow the inclusivity of the citizen to ensure the policies formulated are really going to take Nigerians out of the economic hardship.
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He said although the President has assured Nigerians that the country will survive the economic hardship and reportedly taken responsibility, Lukman asserted that it is important for the government to be transparent in its policy formulation and implementation as a way of giving confidence to the citizen
According to him, President Tinubu’s administration is behaving more like a reactionary government whose goals and vision cannot be predicted, ascribing it as the same problem with the former President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
The former APC chieftain questioned the re-election of President Tinubu given the current economic hardship being faced by Nigerians and the lack of inclusivity of the APC-led administration since the President Buhari tenure.
He said: “Without any hesitation, one can argue that at the rate we are going, our party, APC, and our leaders have shortchanged Nigerians.”
Lukman sai: On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in a press release, signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was reported to have assured Nigerians that the country ‘will survive the economic hardship’ and that he ‘take full responsibility.’ It is quite reassuring that President Asiwaju Tinubu is not in denial.
“However, the crucial issue is, having taken responsibility, how long would it take to get to the end of the ‘tunnel’ when will the expected ‘light’ begin to shine? What are the specific initiatives of the government to take Nigeria to the end of the tunnel and what is the guarantee that bright light and not some other shades of light is what will shine? Being a democracy with an elected government, which is claimed to be progressive, to what extent can citizens influence implementation of initiatives to get to the end of ‘tunnel’ and see the ‘light’?
“The main issue worrying Nigerians, and particularly APC members, in addition to whether citizens will survive the current hardship being experienced, is also to understand what the details of government initiatives covers to get Nigerians out of the hardship.
“Both as Nigerians and as members of the APC, these are worrisome realities, which weakens confidence about the prospect for getting to the end of the ‘tunnel’ and whether any bright light will illuminate the lives of citizens.
“This is partly because what is becoming very disturbing is that since the assumption of office of the President Asiwaju Tinubu, on May 29, 2023, major policy decisions are taken impulsively without clearly defined plans, at least not shared with Nigerians. Three good examples are the issue of removal of subsidy on petroleum products, floating the exchange rate of the Naira, and sanction against Niger Republic following the coup of July 26, 2023.”
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