Abia South Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has accused President Bola Tinubu of incompetence in running the government, stressing that former Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi will do better.
Abaribe disclosed that Tinubu’s administration had become
what he referred to as “Kabiyesi” government.
The lawmaker disclosed this while featuring on Channels
Television’s Politics Today on Monday night.
According to Abaribe: “There are many Nigerians who are
democrats who can run this country like Peter Obi and he will be my candidate.
We are all headed somewhere and it’s when we get there that we will all cross
that hurdle.
“The point is not him but the way the whole government has
turned into a Kabiyesi government, so the president can do no wrong, anything
he says we agree.
“That’s not how to run a government; you run a government by
people challenging your view. Right now, any view challenging the view of the
government is seen as treason.”
Abaribe faulted the involvement of Tinubu’s family in the
running of his administration, stressing that Nigeria is a democratic state and
not a monarchy.
He said: “But the point is when you look at somebody’s
antecedents, how the person carried himself; throughout when Peter Obi was
governor, did you ever hear about his children? Did you ever hear about his
wife?
“No, this is a country not a monarch, this is a democracy.
You don’t put your family in the public, you don’t let them continue to use
State resources, it’s never done.”
Abaribe also dismissed claims of singing the popular “on
your mandate” song in respect of Tinubu.
He added: “I don’t think the people standing on the mandate
really enjoy standing on the mandate, I have never sang and I will never sing
it.
“When they bring the budget to the National Assembly, we
stand up for the Nigerian national anthem and if people decide to play the
mandate song, check where I stay, I sit down, I don’t follow them.”
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