Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration for organizing a national prayer event to address the country’s challenges.
The prayer is to be led by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu and National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
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This comes after Abubakar proposed solutions to Nigeria’s economic woes, which the presidency claimed lacked details.
Abubakar took to X on Monday to express his thoughts, saying, “Isn’t it fascinating how the so-called ‘tested’ Tinubu administration’s only policy response seems to be a national prayer led by the First Lady and the NSA? Just a mere 24 hours after I proposed my alternative solutions! What a bold strategy!”
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He emphasized that while prayer is important, it must be accompanied by diligent labor and hard work.
According to him, when he was Vice-President, Nigeria got to the pinnacle of Africa’s economies, but the administration led by Tinubu “has relegated us to a disheartening fourth position”.
Abubakar also highlighted the success of his previous administration, stating, “The average GDP rate under the Obasanjo administration that I served in was 6.59% and peaked at 15% in 2002; 7.98% under the late Yar’Adua administration and 4.8% under Jonathan compared to the dismal 2.8% of the so-called ‘tested’ Tinubu era.”
The former Vice-President concluded, “Enough of the pains of the shambolic ‘bolekaja’ economic policy prescriptions!” and reiterated his stance that the 2023 general election was “criminally stolen” from the Nigerian people.
