Human rights activist, Dele Farotimi has said that President Bola Tinubu cannot isolate himself from the failures of his predecessor’s administration.
Farotimi insisted that Tinubu
actively marketed Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians in the buildup to the 2015
general elections, hence his involvement in the deeds of the past government.
The pro-Labour Party activist
stated this during an appearance on Channels Television on Friday.
He argued that nothing has
changed since May 2015, when the All Progressives Congress (APC) took over from
ex-President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“The evidence of the last nine
months are unimpeachable and cannot be denied. I know that the convenient
excuse is that Buhari had damaged it (Nigeria) and he (Tinubu) is repairing it
but who brought Buhari? Who was the chief marketer of Buhari in 2014/2015 when
the ‘Change’ lie was sold to Nigerians?” he queried.
Speaking further, Farotimi
advised Nigerians to prepare for more economic hardship caused by the removal
of the petrol subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange windows.
“I am going to be 56 years old
this year and in my entire lifetime, we have never been far away from greatness
than we are today. The future of Nigeria appears bleak than it has ever been in
my entire lifetime,” he added.
He blamed the rot in Nigeria on
“each and every one of us” but “most importantly, the “complete breakdown of
the rule of law”.
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