BAUCHI State Governor Bala Mohammed has taunted President Bola Tinubu over his last Sunday’s nationwide address.
Mohammed, also the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, said Tinubu failed to address #EndBadGovernance protesters’ demands.
He said the President blew away a chance to win the protesters’ hearts.
The governor said this on Wednesday, August 7, at the PDP flag-raising ceremony for the Bauchi local government poll.
He urged the Federal Government to stop giving excuses to Nigerians.
“I have heard and with regrettable attention some of the ministers of the Federal Government saying that we have been given 70 trucks and 500 and something million, how much did the Federal Government make, and what did they do with it?” he queried.
He added that the policies of Tinubu’s government was not working.
According to him, the government must understand that its policies cause all the problems the citizens face.
“He (Tinubu in his broadcast) did not agree with the situation. He did not address the problems and challenges. The problems are not his alone but for all of us leaders from the presidency to the sub-national, down to the local governments.
“We can see that the manifestations have different colourations. In the North, it is a very big wake-up call for us to bring good governance and respect for people. There is anger and hunger, we have to address our problems of development,” Muhammed stated.
Following the nationwide protest against poverty and hunger, Tinubu on Sunday, August 4 called for calm via a nationwide broadcast, stating that his policies especially the removal of fuel subsidies would not be reversed.
In his address, the President expressed concerns over the loss of lives and destruction of property in states such as Borno, Jigawa, Kano, and Kaduna during the protest.
He urged Nigerians to suspend the demonstration and engage in dialogue.
The protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria aims at addressing the lingering hunger crisis experienced since Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, according to the organisers.
A reporter with the ICIR
A Journalist with a niche for quality and a promoter of good governance