Ndume says Tinubu “caged in the Villa,” by “forces”
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Bola Tinubu is merely the President on paper because he is actually “caged in the Villa” by “forces” but he must now “wake up” to the reality of the hardship up and down the land and get cracking with fixing Nigeria, a job he boasted he had spent decades preparing for.
This is the highlight of latest take on Tinubu by a member of his party, Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), who claimed Tinubu is no aware of the current situation outside Aso Rock.
Ndume alleged before journalists at the National Assembly complex in Abuja on Wednesday that Tinubu has been fenced off and caged by certain forces.
He expressed concern over the lack of appreciable action by Tinubu in tackling poverty, insecurity, hunger, and other pressing issues.
His words: “Mr President is not in the picture of what is happening outside the Villa. He has been fenced off and caged. Many of us won’t go through the backdoor to engage him.
“Now, they have stopped him from talking, and he doesn’t have public affairs managers, except for his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, who writes press statements. Nigerians are getting very angry.
“The government is not doing anything about food scarcity, and it needs to act urgently. We don’t have food reserves. A food crisis is the worst crisis any nation can encounter. If we add that to the security crisis, it will be severe.
“The President should wake up. It seems he isn’t in the picture of what is happening because he has been caged off by plutocrats. He should open his doors and meet those who will tell him the truth.
“Unfortunately, the people who will tell him the truth won’t struggle to meet him. I am very worried, not only for the President himself but for myself.”
Ndume also criticised stakeholders for not being sincere in addressing farmer-herder crises as their contributions are often driven by ethnic sentiments.
In an earlier interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday, Ndume insisted the government’s inability to address these issues remains a significant challenge.
He alleged some Ministers are unable to meet with Tinubu to discuss important matters.
“The major problem with this government is that its doors are closed, to the extent that even some Ministers cannot see the President, not to mention members of the National Assembly, who do not have the opportunity to meet with him and discuss the issues affecting their constituencies.”
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