By Akinwale Kasali
Former National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has once again criticized the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration for failing to fulfill his election campaign promise to Nigerians.
Chief George who has over the years been an antagonist of President Tinubu even before his 2023 Presidential Election triumph at the polls, said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
According to him, Tinubu needs to fulfill his promises before Nigerians can be encouraged to speak positively of their country.
He appealed to President Tinubu to address the sufferings of the masses and the economic woes of the nation.
He however urged Nigerians to pray for the nation despite what they are presently encountering in the country.
The elder statesman said that President Tinubu’s speech is very heart-warming but Nigerians would want him to translate what he said into giving hope to them.
He said, “Those are all appeals, what should follow is let there be some methodology economically, physically to ensure that you give hope to the people, especially young people who have no jobs, no future, no hope; that is what drives people in the opposite direction.
“And once there is abject poverty in the land, people will remain angry. I feel for our people and I want him (Tinubu) to translate what he has said which is quite heart-warming into giving the people a lot of hope.
“If there is no hope when you wake up in the morning, you don’t even know where you are going to go, you are not running for any job, you are not doing anything, to get a meal in a day was hell, people will resort in different directions,” he said.
George also appealed to President Tinubu to reduce the security tension in the country.
George was of the opinion that there is no way the 1999 Constitution would solve the issue of insecurity in the country.
According to him, the constitution should be revisited and the issue of establishing state police be taken seriously as it will complement the national police.
