- Tinubu’s Reforms Should Have Been Done 39 Years Ago – Akume
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ADC slams FG for seeking UN seat while insecurity worsens nationwide.
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Opposition criticises Tinubu’s absence at NDA parade, calls it misplaced priority.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has said that some of the reforms being undertaken by President Bola Tinubu, including the removal of fuel subsidy, ought to have been implemented nearly four decades ago.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Akume made the remarks on Sunday during a special service at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebration.
The former Governor of Benue State noted that the challenges confronting Nigeria did not begin with the Tinubu administration. He said the President had embarked on bold and necessary reforms aimed at repositioning the nation, stressing that collective effort was required to achieve lasting progress.
“Each Nigerian has a role in building the Nigeria that we deserve,” Akume said. “The President needs the support of every Nigerian. What President Bola Tinubu is doing today could have been done 39 years ago. But I believe that at the end of the tunnel, there is light.”
However, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the administration, describing its push for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council as misplaced while insecurity continues to plague the nation.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said it was “absurd” for the federal government to seek expanded global responsibilities while failing to secure the lives and property of Nigerians at home.
The party also took a swipe at President Tinubu for his absence at the Passing Out Parade and Presidential Commissioning of officers at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, on Saturday. According to the ADC, Tinubu’s decision to attend the commissioning of the renovated National Arts Theatre in Lagos instead of the NDA event showed misplaced priorities.
The opposition party recalled that a similar incident occurred in 2024, when the President was absent during the commissioning of 874 military officers, insisting that as Commander-in-Chief, his presence was vital to boosting morale in the armed forces.
