Lagos State Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Seye Oladejo, has said contrary to claims that the Buhari administration is not living upto its pact with Nigerians, the PDP should be rather, ashamed for the mess it handed over to the Buhari administration which according to him, is too bad that the President is not finding it easy to fix.
He said: “The stunted opposition ought to bury its head in shame for the mess it created that continues to pose enormous challenge to our government. Nigerians cannot easily forget the unfortunate years of the locust.”
Absolving the Buhari administration of allegations of insensitivity, he added: “The APC-led Federal Government cannot possibly take the people for granted. Over time, the issue of subsidy has become a thorn in the flesh of successive governments in Nigeria. It has become a conduit pipe for corruption to enrich a few Nigerians to the disadvantage of our teeming populace.
“We should commend the Buhari administration for having the political will to block this drain on our collective patrimony. The present global economic challenge as occasioned by the pandemic couldn’t have been anticipated. As much as the present administration remains compassionate, the present economic reality is that it is unsustainable to maintain the subsidy regime.
“The government is not unmindful of the challenge the removal will pose to the masses, hence measures are being put in place to ameliorate this. The directive for the release of the N2.3 trillion stimulus funds that will create millions of jobs is a measure in the right direction.
“It’s also reassuring that the resources saved from the subsidy removal will be deployed to the provision of infrastructural development across the country. The integrity and transparency of PMB certainly give some comfort. As the government continues to work hard to provide succour, the present pain can only be temporary.”
Meanwhile, former Joint House Leader of the defunct Peoples Redemption Party, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has faulted Nigerians for believing what Buhari promised them prior to becoming president in 2015.
Junaid who accused the Buhari administration for its nepotism, ineptitude and lack of economic direction, said Nigerians are obviously frustrated with the current government, but are unable to freely express their angst due to fear of being attacked by Buhari's "dogs".
He said: “You judge a government by what it fails to do when it comes to power. And you have to blame Nigerians for accepting what they told them in the first instance. As far as I am concerned, referring to the Buhari administration in terms of economic policy is an oxymoron. It doesn’t say anything, it doesn’t explain anything. There was never any economic policy direction.
“When a government lies consistently, you will be deceiving yourself, if you think you can be judged by what it says. In fact, one will be naive to accept whatever they say. When you pick your relations, your nephew, your cousins and put them in very strategic positions, that is a classical definition of nepotism. So, you shouldn’t expect anything. If Nigerians decide to keep quiet, then they shouldn’t complain."