Protest: Tinubu’s speech fails to address hardship – Atiku
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast to the nation on Sunday morning, describing it as a hollow speech devoid of solutions to the hardships going thru Nigerians.
Talking thru his media adviser, Paul Ibe, in an announcement in Abuja, Atiku said the published, meant to quell the keenness of public protests against his administration’s heart-broken governance, fully overlooked the sign.
He said: “His (Tinubu’s) speech neglects the pressing economic hardships which possess besieged Nigerian families since the very foundation of his tenure.
“This address lacks credibility and fails to present any instantaneous, tangible solutions to the Nigerian americans.
“Given the wide publicity surrounding the protests and the threats issued by government officials against demonstrators, one would possess expected President Tinubu to most up-to-date groundbreaking reforms, in particular these aimed at cutting again the exorbitant costs of governance.
“However alas, no such announcements had been made. The President omitted the protesters’ calls for, similar to suspending the acquisition of plane for the President, downsizing his bloated cabinet, and even weeding out the costly and burdensome office of the First Lady, who has been indulging in extravagant journeys on the nation’s expense.
“In his lacklustre recorded speech, President Tinubu provided a superficial story of his so-known as reforms, revealing his contain tenuous rob of protection as he didn’t persuade his viewers.
“While the President has spoken, it’s miles miserable that his words lack substance and recognize for the protesters’ sentiments, leaving Nigerians with puny faith in his reform agenda—if one exists the least bit.”
He challenged the president and his crew to strategy trim with their disasters over the previous 14 months and abandon the absurd theory that the protests are orchestrated by the opposition.
In line with him, this administration has failed on all fronts, even within the easy project of keeping a presidential speech confidential.
