Grace Omachoko
Former Minister of Sports and Youth, Solomon Dalung, has accused President Bola Tinubu of falling prey to fuel subsidy criminals.
Dalung stated this in an interview with Trust Radio, while giving a review of the current administration.
He stated that Tinubu played into the hands of subsidy extortionist by declaring subsidy gone.
According to him, “He goofed full-time by playing into the hands of subsidy racketeers, by making the statement that subsidy was gone. And Nigerians have not recovered from that trauma,” Dalung said.
The ex-minister noted that Tinubu must defend Naira, “because allowing the Naira to float, is just like sending a soldier to go to war naked”.
He also pointed that, Tinubu should reintroduce 50 percent if it is necessary to remove subsidies.
Dalung stated that people are in hardship, dying of hunger due to the current inflation facing the nation.
The former minister urged the president to save the lives of Nigerians and redeem his name as they can no longer sacrifice for the future, due to his economic policies that “doesn’t have a human face”.
He said, “The promise that Nigerians can sacrifice for the future is unattainable, and it makes him look like a wicked leader, he must redeem his name because people are dying of hunger and you are asking them to sacrifice. So if they sacrifice and all die, who will see the future?
“He needs to save lives first, before he talks about economic policies, His economic policies should have a human face. Otherwise he will end up like Buhari,” he added.