Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart Bode George has issued a call to Chief Bola Tinubu, urging him to fulfill his promise to the Nigerians.
Chief George conveyed this message during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Friday.
He emphasized that for Nigerians to speak positively about their country, Tinubu must honor his pledges to the populace.
George’s plea follows Tinubu’s recent address on Thursday, wherein he encouraged Nigerians to pray for the nation and refrain from speaking negatively about it.
The respected elder statesman acknowledged the heartening sentiment in Tinubu’s speech but stressed that Nigerians are eagerly awaiting tangible actions that instill hope in them.
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He said, “Those are all appeals, what should follow is let there be some methodology economically, physically to ensure that you give hope to the people, especially young people who have no jobs, no future, no hope; that is what drives people in the opposite direction.
“And once there is abject poverty in the land, people will remain angry. I feel for our people and I want him (Tinubu) to translate what he has said which is quite heart-warming into giving the people a lot of hope.
“If there is no hope when you wake up in the morning, you don’t even know where you are going to go, you are not running for any job, you are not doing anything, to get a meal in a day was hell, people will resort in different directions,” he said.
George also appealed to President Tinubu to reduce the security tension in the country.
Meanwhile, George said there was no way the 1999 Constitution could solve the issue of insecurity in the country.
According to him, the constitution should be revisited and the issue of establishing state police be taken seriously as it will complement the national police.
