President Bola Tinubu’s administration has said that though Nigerians are suffering economic hardship, opposition figures, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and other citizens, should stop exaggerating the situation.
Sunday Dare, the spokesman of the President, stated this on X, adding that the administration is not gagging citizens.
Dare asked for fairness and shared commitment to rebuilding Nigeria in criticisms.
“This administration does not ask for silence in the face of hardship,” Mr Dare said.
“It asks only for fairness and a shared commitment to rebuilding this country, not just exaggerating its pain. This is what President Tinubu expects from all Nigerians and well-wishers of our country,” he added.
Recall that Abubakar and Obi have continuously criticised the President.
Earlier this week, Mr Obi lambasted Tinubu’s government for spending N712 billion on airport renovation while Nigerians suffer unprecedented hunger.
Nigerians have witnessed serious inflation and a cost-of-living crisis since President Tinubu took over the baton of leadership, removing fuel subsidy and enforcing exchange rate unification.
Though commending Tinubu’s dual policies as bold moves, the International Monetary Fund reported that poverty and food insecurity remained high under his watch.
With pump prices jumping from N145 to about N900, and the naira collapsing to N1,500 to a dollar, inflation now stands at 23.7 per cent — a drop from 34 per cent after rebasing the economy.
Under Tinubu, Nigeria recorded the largest increase in acute food insecurity globally in 2024, according to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises, published by the Global Network Against Food Crises in collaboration with the Food Security Information Network and UNICEF.
Also, bandits have continued to raid communities in Zamfara, Sokoto, and Plateau, prompting Amnesty International’s criticism of Mr Tinubu’s government for failing in its primary duty.