Political activist Usman Bugaje asserts that Bola Tinubu lacks the capability to address the several challenges confronting Nigeria.
Since the cessation of fuel subsidy payments and the floating of the naira, Nigerians have grappled with severe economic difficulties, with inflation soaring to 29.90 percent, prompting protests in various parts of the country.
Despite the government’s rollout of numerous plans to tackle these challenges, Bugaje insists that Tinubu remains devoid of viable solutions to Nigeria’s problems.
”Today, it is everybody’s knowledge that Bola Tinubu has no solutions to the problems of this country….his government has failed to address the most essential issues,” Bugaje, a former member of the House of Reps, said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday.
He criticized the Tinubu administration for ending the subsidy regime without implementing measures to mitigate its repercussions.
“We had expected that when the new government took over, we were expecting that he would surround himself with expertise. We were expecting that for him to have announced the removal of the fuel subsidy, he must have had a plan – something that would address the consequences of that,” the political activist said.
“You don’t make a policy without looking at the consequences and preparing to cushion the effect of that. But apparently, he did that without preparation.”
Bugaje emphasized the necessity for Tinubu to surround himself with knowledgeable individuals and formulate comprehensive plans to alleviate the adverse effects of policy changes.
Bugaje blamed Tinubu’s advisors for failing to provide him with accurate information about the country’s situation.
“I can see a lot of sycophancy around him (Tinubu). People are not engaging him. They are not telling him the truth and he seems to be very comfortable with the kind of people he has around him who don’t seem to have any ideas in their heads,” he noted.
“They don’t seem to have any solutions to the problems that we have and they are always trying to find excuses.”
