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Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar says the “wrong policies” of the President Bola Tinubu administration have inflicted “untold pain and distress” on the populace.
Lifestyle Nigeria reports that Atiku In a statement issued said Tinubu failed to show the “concrete policies” his administration is taking to address the prevailing economic hardship.
Since May 2023, Tinubu’s government has implemented a slew of economic policies, including the unification of the foreign exchange (FX) windows and the floating of the naira.
“At a meeting called at his instance on Thursday to address the Foreign Exchange crisis and the problem of economic downturn, among others, Bola Tinubu failed, yet again, to showcase any concrete policy steps that his administration is taking to contain the crises of currency fluctuation and poverty that face the country,” the statement reads.
“Rather, he told the country and experts who have been offering ideas on how to resolve the crisis that he and his team should not be distracted and allowed time to continue cooking their cocktail that has brought untold hardship to the people of nigeria.
“The wrong policies of the Tinubu administration continue to cause untold pain and distress on the economy and the rest of us cannot keep quiet when, clearly, the government has demonstrated sufficient poverty of ideas to redeem the situation.