Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to address Nigerians on the true state of the nation on May 29th, the anniversary of his one year in office.
Speaking in an exclusive chat with TheScrutinyNG, George said said there are too many lies being peddled about in the administration, leaving Nigerians confused as to what to believe.
George also said Nigerians should assume the first year in office is a learning curve for President Tinubu, having not been in the presidency previously.
“He ( Tinubu) himself has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with him. For someone like me who has been in and out of government, the first year is a learning curve. He (Tinubu) was not the Vice-President whom the outgoing president handed over to. He just came into the presidency afresh. Let us assume that with one year in office, he has gone through the learning curve”.
“But having said that, I believe Nigerians need to know the truth about the current situation of the country. What did he met on ground and where are we and what are his plans for the future?”
“The lies are just too much. We don’t know what to believe again. They said we have eliminated fuel shortages but when Aliko Dangote came out, he said he will be buying crude oil from America to refine in Nigeria. What happened to our crude oil?”.
“When Tinubu came in, he said ‘fuel subsidy is gone’ but many people, including the World Bank said the government is lying and they are still paying fuel subsidy. We really don’t know what the truth is”.
“Today, they said they are bringing in foreign investors, tomorrow, the investors will say that is news to us and there was nothing like that. Who do we believe?”
George said Tinubu’s broadcast to the nation must be comprehensive and tell Nigerians what he inherited from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
“I am asking him (Tinubu) to make a broadcast on May 29th and show us every sector. We need to know where the country is. Look at how much was stolen under Buhari in eight years. If Tinubu has the figures, he should tell Nigerians”.
“The fact that the people voted for you, the onus is on you to manage the resources of the land for their benefit. The situation is getting worse by the hour and Nigerians are going through tough times. I bought a little can of Amstel Malta at the airport for N2,000. Just one can! What us really going on?”
