Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti, has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari took Nigeria to 50 years backward and should not be considered as a blessing to the country.
Fayose made the statement
during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, expressing his belief
that the administration of Buhari set Nigeria back by 50 years in terms of its
history.
Over the past few months,
Nigerians have been battling economic hardship as the prices of food and other
basic items have skyrocketed.
Protests over the economic
hardship have taken place in some parts of the country.
On February 16, the Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC) declared a nationwide mass protest for February 27 and
28, over the economic hardship in the country.
Reacting to the development,
Fayose said Tinubu inherited a “dead economy” adding that there is little the
president can do to revive the situation within nine months.
The former Ekiti governor
accused the Buhari-led administration of destroying the country’s economy.
Fayose said Buhari obtained
loans that would be repaid by unborn children.
He asked Tinubu to stop
praising Buhari in order not to confuse Nigerians about the “mess” created by
the former president.
“Look at the eight years of
President Muhammadu Buhari, what will be left of a country like Nigeria as of
today?” he asked.
“Even if Tinubu means well,
where do you place the debt? Even if Tinubu wants to do the magic, how will he
fix the country? There were loans taken in Buhari’s administration, some with
20 to 50 years moratorium.
“Unborn children will face the
kind of situation the last administration has plunged this country into.
“The only thing I want to say
to President Tinubu is that, without fear or favour, he should stop praising
former President Buhari.
“I watched a live television
programme of the president telling Nigerians that former President Buhari did
well.
“That will cause confusion in
the minds of Nigerians. Yes, he is a member of our party and a leader.
“There are so many
presentations we can make without celebrating a man who has put Nigerians in
this predicament.
“There are things you should
not say. You can visit, love, and appreciate him, which is personal to the
president.
“With all due respect, do not
come to the television to say that former President Buhari was a blessing to
Nigeria.
“Buhari is not a blessing to
Nigerians, with all due respect. President Buhari is not a blessing to Nigeria,
he drew us back to 50 years of our history.”
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