The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has said that President Bola Tinubu lacks the capacity to provide effective leadership and has surrendered the country to a cabal.
APM, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, accused the president of abdicating his responsibility to his family members, principal aides and other unelected persons.
The party accused Tinubu of running a “lethargic administration,” noting that the president was absent from the theatre of governance.
“He is completely disconnected from Nigerians. He seems unperturbed and pays little or no attention to the security and economic challenges his administration has brought to the country,” APM said.
APM stated that Tinubu’s repeated absence at meetings of world leaders, particularly the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), underscores his inability to effectively represent Nigeria.
The party was of the opinion that the president’s attendance at the meetings would propagate and drive Nigeria’s interest at the global level, where he was expected to engage in high-level diplomatic discussions on matters affecting our nation.
“Instead, President Tinubu prefers holidaying abroad at taxpayers’ expense while critical matters of state are left in the hands of a cabal of aides and family members,” APM said.
It described as absurd that President Tinubu, who has never visited any of the communities being ravaged by terrorists, kidnappers and bandits, or met, and has, as Commander-in-Chief, not demonstrated the commitment and capacity to lead from the front on matters of security, “will now issue statements, give directives or dispatch delegations rather than making direct on-the-ground visits himself.”
According to the APM, such approach to issues of insecurity under President Tinubu continues to embolden terrorists, bandits and kidnappers, resulting in the reported killing of over 600,000 Nigerians and abduction of many more by terrorist elements in the last three years.
“Since assumption of office, President Tinubu’s administration has failed to present an effective strategy to harness and apply our nation’s abundant human and natural resources for economic renewal.
“Instead, the administration resorted to harsh economic policies, including the abrupt removal of fuel subsidy, imposition of stringent tax regimes and reckless external borrowing,” the party said.
It regretted that millions of businesses have been shut down, leading to high costs 33.3 percent unemployment rate and a 63 per cent poverty rate, where over 140 million Nigerians plunged into excruciating economic hardship.
“More frightening is that the future of over 250 million Nigerians has been mortgaged to foreign interests by the Tinubu administration’s reckless borrowings, which has pushed our nation’s debt burden to a scary N159.28 trillion, with nothing on the ground to show, as most of the proceeds are reported to have been diverted to private purses.
“Due to the worsening situation in the country, major multinationals have been exiting our nation in droves.
“Over 3.7 million Nigerian youths and professionals have fled the country in what is now known as the ‘Japa’ phenomenon, resulting in the worst brain drain ever, especially in our education and health sectors,” APM said.
The party said Nigeria cannot afford another four years under the APC administration, and called on President Tinubu that Nigeria requires a leader with full stamina, who is accessible and fully engaged in governance.
“Governance cannot be left to uncertainty, nor can the lives of about 250 million Nigerians be placed on autopilot,” the party said.
