Elder statesman Bode George has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent media chat, describing it as lacking empathy and compassion.
George,who once served as Military Governor of Ondo State, said Tinubu’s remarks failed to acknowledge the severe hardship Nigerians were enduring.
Speaking during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the former Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) referenced three recent food stampedes that claimed 67 lives across Nigeria, saying ,”it was as a result of theworsening hunger and frustration in the country.”
He further accused Tinubu of being disconnected from reality, insisting that the President’s claim that his reforms were effective is contradicted by rising poverty, struggling businesses, and widespread despair.
,The former national vice-chairman of South West zone of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),added: “Things are getting worse every day. Hunger doesn’t care about rhetoric; people need real solutions.”
George slammed Tinubu’s media chat as an inappropriate way to close the year.
“I was shocked by the lack of humility or a somber tone in the discussion. What’s the purpose of engaging the public if there’s no acknowledgment of their struggles?” he questioned.
George called for an immediate reduction in fuel prices and urged the government to provide relief measures for impoverished Nigerians.
The PDP Board of Trustees member added that the Tinubu’s administration’s policies had deepened the economic woes of millions of Nigerians.
