“When Tinubu started, and he specifically said that subsidy is dead, he said Nigerians can protest as much as they like.”
The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has called on Chief Bola Tinubu to cease attributing blame following the protests against his administration.
According to Afenifere, Tinubu had previously called for a revolution against former President Goodluck Jonathan, and should therefore refrain from complaining now.
Prince Justice Fakiyesi, the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere loyal to Acting Leader Chief Ayo Adebanjo, criticized Tinubu’s recent speech for failing to address the core issues of widespread hunger in the country.
Fakiyesi described it as disingenuous for Tinubu to claim the nationwide protests were politically motivated, noting that Tinubu had engaged in similar actions during Jonathan’s tenure.
“It is the same thing that happened under former President Goodluck Jonathan and he (Tinubu) called for a revolution or protest and when he is facing the same thing and even worse, he is blaming other people,” Fakiyesi said during a press briefing on Monday.
He added, “We never believed that just calling for dialogue would change anything. He has never changed.
“I think he was pushed to read the speech because it was not a matter of dialogue or him addressing people about the exact policy that brought hunger and since he is not willing to reverse or accept responsibility, because he more or less said it was politically motivated.
“When he started, and he specifically said that subsidy is dead, he said you can protest as much as you like. He said that. He knew that his policies were going to bring protests. At his age he knows that there have been all sorts of protests against subsidy removal,” he concluded.
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