Tinubu Not Responsible For Current Hardship, Former Lagos Governor Tells Nigerians

A former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said President Bola Tinubu is not responsible for the current hardship in the nation.

Ambode spoke at the 2024 Akinjide Adeosun Foundation (AAF) leadership colloquium and award tagged: “Economic Asphyxiation – The wisdom of Authentic Leaders” in Lagos.

The former governor said the country’s problems had a long history and needed somebody like Tinubu to fix them.

He urged Nigerians to stop blame games and support the president in tackling the country’s problems.

According to Ambode, until Nigerians unite for the common cause of the nation, the current security issues will not be addressed.

“It (challenges) has nothing to do with the singular person called Mr President; but if we don’t understand the fundamentals, we will start doing the blame games. We need to face our problems frontally,” Ambode said.

“The major issue is that we are even tired of not fixing our issues. Now, we have found somebody that has decided in person of President Tinubu.
“Until we decide ourselves to say that we should unite for the common cause called Nigeria, the security issues will not go.

“We are all in a position to actually support Mr President, let us start to look at it from a different prism.

“We don’t have to wake up in the morning and be talking ill of Nigeria. We get what we profess about Nigeria.

“We must think out of the box. We have to feed ourselves. When we start to think by ourselves and today we will resolve the issues concerning Nigeria, we will smile,” a statement quoted him as saying.

Ambode noted that Nigerians must think outside the box to address issues facing the country, adding that the leaders must stand by the people.

“You must stand in front and show them that you are in the challenge with them. You must show them empathy.

“It (authentic leadership) is more about the emotional intelligence that actually understands the frustration of the followers. What is going on around them?

“The issue is, we cannot afford to play propaganda because something is bad but we keep saying that it is not bad,” he said.