Paul Ibe also said Tinubu is yet to replicate the magic he claimed he performed in Lagos, adding that he’s been doing trial and error
By Kehinde Okeowo
Paul Ibe, media adviser to 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has linked the current economic hardship in Nigeria to a promise made by President Bola Tinubu during his electioneering campaign.
According to him, Tinubu’s key promise to Nigerians was to follow the path of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who some of his policies made life difficult for Nigerians.
Ibe made this assertion during a recent interview on Arise TV News.
He further said Nigerians have been waiting for the magic Tinubu claimed her performed in Lagos, adding that instead the President has been doing trial and error.
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Speaking during the chat, Paul Ibe said: “I wonder where the claim that he built Lagos came from. Now is the time for the hard work; let him work the talk.”
“Prophet Tinubu, before he became President Tinubu was speaking about this time in 2012 in the episode you referred to.
“Because there’s nothing in that letter that could not be situated in 2024. We’ve been waiting for the magic that Tinubu had.
“The magic that led to his building Lagos, forgetting that Lagos had been a Federal Capital for donkey years. Had enjoyed resources and infrastructural development so I wonder where the claim that he built Lagos came from.
“So now is time for the hard work. Let him work. Where is the magic… attributed to him?
“Where is his so-called economic team? What we’re seeing in the last nine months is trial by error. It’s a kabu-kabu kind of economic policy…nothing seems to have changed. But again, let’s ask ourselves this question, what did Tinubu promise us?
“Tinubu promised us he was going to follow the path of former President Muhammadu Buhari. And what was that path? Massive taking of loans, where loans were being taken to pay the interests for loans, Buhari was known for bigotry and nepotism… we thought we’d seen the worse. It is a continuation of Buhari’s policies.”