ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, a prominent member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has expressed disappointment in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 36 state governors who have recently completed their first 100 days in Office. He argued that they have fallen short of their campaign promises.
The inauguration of President Tinubu and numerous governors on 29 May, 2023, had ignited high hopes among Nigerians, but these expectations have not been met, according to Oguntoyinbo.
Addressing journalists at his Shimawa office in Ogun state on Wednesday, Ajadi, who had contested as the NNPP’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 elections, pointed out that the elected officials marking their 100th day in office have failed to address the needs and desires of the Nigerian people.
He emphasized that despite the brevity of the 100-day period within a four-year term, Nigerians have yet to witness substantial progress toward the fulfillment of campaign pledges.
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He noted that citizens who had cast their votes with hopes of a brighter future now face a harsh reality.
Furthermore, Ajadi highlighted that elected leaders are grappling with mounting pressure to deliver on their campaign promises, prompting hurried efforts to unveil plans and initiatives aimed at addressing growing discontent.
According to him: “Your hundred days in office are not worth celebrating because they lack impact on our citizens. The workers are still collecting thirty thousand naira (N30,000) minimum wage despite the increment on all household items caused by the subsidy removal.
“The palliatives are not getting to the downtrodden, instead of using NIN, BVN attached to bank accounts to detect the poorest of the poor, they are just giving them out to politicians using wards and local government.
“Instead of giving palliatives to states by federal government, the money realised from subsidy removal should have been channelled towards infrastructural development, which will be beneficial to every Nigerian irrespective of his or her financial status.
“Both poor and the rich are plying roads, using electricity, health care facilities, education and other social amenities, hence, the need for government to channel the proceeds from subsidy removal to infrastructural developments to go round.”