Martin Onovo, the presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2015 general election, has described the Bola Tinubu regime as a complete catastrophe.
Onovo, who spoke with Sunday Sun, said that compared to the country’s situation in May 2023, Nigeria today shows the catastrophic destruction set in motion by the Tinubu-led regime.
According to him, insecurity is worse, with over 2.2 million persons abducted and more than N2 trillion paid as ransom.
He also said the level of poverty is unprecedented, extreme and pervasive.
“A few years ago, Nigeria was the largest economy in Africa. Currently, on the basis of GDP per capita, Nigeria is in the bottom third of poor countries in Africa. The levels of inflation, unemployment and total public debt are unprecedented. In addition, public morality has been subverted. National unity is deliberately undermined, and the rule of law has been perverted. It is a complete catastrophe. It seems clear that the Tinubu administration is in a hurry to destroy the country completely. Remember, Tinubu once said, “I don’t believe in one Nigeria.”
“Every administration in Nigeria should focus on security, economic development, health, education and infrastructure. Unfortunately, the Tinubu administration lacks the vision, the ethical integrity and the competence required to push for progress. Therefore, it cannot push for progress even if it focuses on one area”, he stated.
He added that the hardship and poverty in Nigeria are the consequence of the corruption, waste and incompetence of the administration.
“The level of corruption in this is unprecedented. The cost of the contract for the lawless Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road is over 13 times the professional cost. The Tinubu administration has the highest number of ministers, advisers and assistants ever, and they are also overpaid more than ever.
“The cost of governance is the most wasteful ever, and the cost for the upkeep of officials of government is most outrageous. Considering the reckless, unpatriotic and wasteful borrowings of the administration, the hardship will continue if there is no miracle.
“The project’s report is deceitful. The projects are mostly corrupt and wasteful. Most of the projects show minimal impacts at outrageous costs. The Lagos-Calabar coastal road and the Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC) renovation are typical of the projects. Their impacts are minimal while their costs are outrageous”, he concluded.
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