Senator Ningi attacks Tinubu, says he doesn’t understand Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appeared to be ignorant of the problems facing the nation and its various regions, particularly the North, a member of the Senate representing Bauchi Central, Senator Abdul Ningi, has alleged.
The lawmaker added that things are worsening under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership,
Ningi, the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) chairman, stated this on Saturday during an interview with BBC Hausa Service.
The Senator claimed that the Federal Government had fallen short of expectations and that conditions had gotten worse since President Tinubu assumed office in May 2023.
“People are going through a lot of difficulties. We live in villages. We are going there to interact with them and they are lamenting seriously. They have nowhere to go, so they have no one to express their grievances to than us.
“I think Bola Ahmed Tinubu doesn’t even understand this country and he doesn’t understand the difficulties of ruling a country like Nigeria. Probably, he has his own thinking of what governance is, but I don’t blame him so much because when he was campaigning for the seat, there was no agreement or promise between him and the people. People were just blinded and voted for him because he supported former President Muhammadu Buhari when he was contesting. Some even voted for him because he is a Muslim, as such, he needed their votes on whether he can or cannot do the right thing for the country.
“But the most painful thing is that Northerners stood for him and did all they could to bring him to power, but unfortunately, there was no agreement between them and the president on what should be done to the North and the Northerners. Especially taking into consideration the importance and significant projects that the North has been yearning and aspiring to get for a long time. For example, the Ajaokuta project, the Mambilla power project, the dredging of River Niger and other notable projects,” Ningi said.
