Tinubu Has Weaponised Poverty, Using It As A Tool Of Governance – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the most significant achievement of President Bola Tinubu’s federal government is the conspicuous weaponisation of poverty across all segments of society.
ADC, in a release signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary and former governorship candidate in Cross River State, Dr. Effiong Efa Nyong, said Tinubu’s administration has ushered in an era of hardship for the Nigerian people, describing it as a second wave of slavery, poverty weaponized.
According to the party, to complement the hardship, the government has consistently increased tariffs across virtually every sector of life, including electricity, transportation, communication, healthcare, and education.
The party condemned the multiple taxation of unimaginable proportions being perpetrated by the government, saying it has now become the norm.
The ADC recalled that the weaponisation of hardship began the same day Tinubu took office, with the infamous gaffe-turned-policy: the abrupt announcement of the removal of the petroleum subsidy.
The opposition party described such a hasty announcement by Tinubu as reckless, stating that the singular action heralded a new era of hardship for Nigerians, particularly targeting the youth.
The party lamented that in the ten years of APC rule, Nigerians have suffered “terrible hardship without any comparable development, state-sponsored intimidation, recklessness, harassment, sex scandals, judicial somersaults, and legislative compromises akin to George Orwell’s Animal Farm.”
According to the opposition party, the APC has trivialized the grave state of the nation, even coercing political figures to defect to their party.
“What happened to the promises of good governance, economic crisis growth, and national unity? Two years into the reign of the ‘messiah,’ our economy lies in shambles, the family unit is disintegrating, ritual killings are on the rise, and repentant terrorists now help massacre our sons and daughters, both on the battlefield and at home. One thing, however, the government does consistently: it lies. Propaganda, wrapped in boldness.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
