A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Thursday urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit some of his government’s policies to put smiles on the faces of Nigerians.
George, who spoke at a media briefing on the state of the nation in Lagos, asked the president to address the problems in the petroleum and power sectors to get the country out of the woods.
The former Ondo State military governor was reacting to the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests arranged by some group of Nigerians to express their frustration over the hardship and other socio-economic challenges occasioned by the policy initiatives of the Tinubu administration.
He said: “Having been trained by this nation and worked for this country, if I see things not going the right direction and keep quiet, I will be failing. So, it is not a matter of fighting.
“Our country Nigeria is in a political and economic intensive care unit.
“So, we need proper surgeons- political surgeons and economic surgeons.
“We are talking about people who have gone through this before, who should be able to come to give us that freshness of breath to get out.
“We must put smiles on the faces of Nigerians no matter where they reside.
“Well, some of us can manage, but what about the myriads of so many young Nigerians who cannot even have any meal.”
On the oil and gas sector and issues around fuel subsidy, the elder statesman urged President Tinubu to tell Nigerians the truth.
“In the oil sector, we hear about fuel subsidy today, the next day we hear there is no fuel subsidy.
“So, what exactly is the truth? We want to know. My perception of the handling of the oil sector of our country is very disappointing,” he added.
The PDP chieftain also decried the high electricity tariff, saying the development had kicked so many small businesses out of markets.
George, who expressed surprise that none of the 18 gas turbines bought by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo had been fired, said regular and cost-effective power supply remained the backbone of the economy.
“Even this office, we spend nothing less than N3 million a month now for only electricity and I wonder how small businesses can survive in this kind of situation,” the former chairman of the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) lamented.
George commended the young Nigerians who embarked on protests against the government policies.
“It is normal, especially in a democratic governance. The government is supposed to listen to those who voted for them.
“The Gen Zs are restless, and what is happening in the north is a reflection of the restlessness of the youth.
“They have been to university and graduated. Where is hope, where is the job and where is food? They are bound to react,” he concluded.
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