Buhari Not Doing Enough To End Nigerians’ Sufferings – Tinubu

The acclaimed National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts to allay the citizens’ sufferings.

Speaking on Thursday as a keynote speaker during the presentation of a book “Making steady, Sustainable Progress for Nigeria’s Peace and Prosperity: A Mid-term Scorecard on the Muhammadu Buhari Administration”, Tinubu implored the president to build a country of Nigerians’ dreams before the end of his tenure.

At the book launch which held at the conference centre of the Presidential Villa, the APC chieftain advised the Federal Government to find ways to cut its over-dependence on oil.

“What I proffer today is done in the spirit of utmost respect and affinity by one who wants the best for this government and for Nigeria. I say these things to encourage the government to achieve the greatness the times demand and of which this government is capable,” he said.

Tinubu also said that the capital expenditure presented in the 2018 budget has the potential of setting Nigeria on a path of economic sufficiency.

“This investment means that the government fully recognises our economy must grow but that it cannot expand beyond the parameters of the infrastructural grid that serves it.

“It is time to lead our people to a place where poverty and hunger become frequent and where prosperity and hope are the daily fare of the common man,” he said.

Speaking further, the former Lagos State governor advised that investing on research and working closely with the private sector was paramount to the country’s economic growth.

“Government policy must push and incentivize the private sector into the production of goods that will be demanded in the immediate future and for some time to come,” he said.

-Asks Buhari To Embrace True Federalism-

Tinubu equally harped on the importance of true federalism, saying that would create a sense of balance between the Federal and State governments.

Buhari should “move towards true federalism by the balance of power and responsibility between the federal government and the states,” he said.

“In so doing, we attain the correct balance between our collective purpose on one hand and our separate grassroots realities on the other.”

-Nigerians Are Suffering-

“Through no fault of their own, too many of our people are without.

“Too many parents cannot properly feed and clothe their precious children. Too many young adults exist in the void of joblessness, and too many of us do not have the resources to care for the elderly parents who once cared for them. We must cure these wrongs,” Tinubu said.

“If I were an architect, I would say that President Buhari has used the last two years to wisely lay the deep and wide foundation for a new building called a better Nigeria”.