President Bola Tinubu does not have magical solutions to the nation’s problems, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has declared.
Senator Oshiomhole (APC, Edo) disclosed this when he fielded questions as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’.
He said Tinubu and the APC did not promise to fix Nigeria in 24 hours.
“They know they were not electing a magician. And nobody promised a magical solution. Don’t bother giving me an example. I know what we (APC) promised more than you. Whatever is reported, we are the source. We did not promise anyone a 24-hour solution and we did not promise an overnight solution. Can you show me any document where we said in 24 hours, this will be done?”
“I think you are the ones who have the illusion that once a promise is made, automatically once he (Tinubu) gets into office, either spiritually or by miracles, solutions will emerge. What Nigerians need is what the president has demonstrated – the courage to take the decision, humility to admit some of the unintended consequences of those decisions, and, of course, the will to deal with those consequences,” he said.
According to Senator Oshimhole who is representing Edo North, addressing the current fuel price hike, rising unemployment and other challenges cannot happen in a day.
Oshiomhole said Nigerians should stop making intemperate attacks on the Tinubu-led administration in response to the fuel price hike, adding that the president deserves commendation for the manner he has hit the ground running since assuming office.
He said: “To be fair, the fact that the doctor is committed to treating the patient and claims to know the nature of the disease afflicting the patient doesn’t mean that as soon as you wheel the patient to the theatre, a solution emerges.
“I think President Bola Tinubu has shown commitment. He withdrew the subsidy and admitted that one of the things we have to do is to adjust wages in the formal sector. The other one is to appropriate some funds to be given to vulnerable people.”
Umoru Faruk Salifu
