The Former Minister of sports, Solomon Dalung, accused the political administration of President Tinubu of lacking the will to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, saying the government is more focused on 2027 politics than protection of lives lost to terrorism and kidnappings.
According to the statement made during Arise TV’s Morning Show on Friday, June 5, Dalung delivered a sharp critique of the government’s security response and overall leadership record, Vanguard reported on Saturday.
“Government seems not to have the political will to deal with it. They have all the equipments to track anybody who criticises the government, they can pick him up in the next five minutes but not terrorists who show off huge phones in the forest, behead teachers, abduct schoolchildren, torture them in the forest, produce videos and send,” he said.
On politics ahead of 2027, Dalung said Nigeria had returned to regional power blocs and warned of electoral uncertainty.
“Nigeria has returned to the politics of the First Republic, where regions now have their political parties. Almost all the zones have presidential candidates. So ultimately, in 2027, we may be facing serious confusion as we advance towards election,” he said.
“The economy is stagnant, Insecurity remains” he said as he described President Tinubu’s three-year performance as disappointing, accusing the administration of rhetoric without impact.
“Three years into his tenure, it is just blame game and rhetorics of reforms, reforms that no single benefit has trickled down. Rather, Nigerians are getting penniless daily.
Responding on the programme, political scientist Obafemi George defended the administration, arguing it deserves time and pointing to economic indicators as evidence of progress.
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