Chief Bode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has responded to Nigeria’s mounting debt load under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership by announcing plans to take on further debt.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the PDP leader stated in an interview with the Sun that it was time for resource management and governance in the nation to benefit the general populace.
In light of the nation’s debt, he further questioned the Aso Rock economist, stating that PDP would persist in acting as the opposition party and keep Tinubu on his toes to make sure the proper thing is done.
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He said, “I don’t know who is the voodoo economist in the Villa because the amount of money we owe now is N88 trillion. Are we joking? This is the time for governance and managing the resources of this country for the betterment of the people,ple but is that what they are doing? I want to appeal to the President, it is not a matter of joining his party, we must have a solid opposition to put them on their toes and as long as I live, in the next four years that will be the role that we are going to play.
“And it is good for them because if everybody is telling them that they are doing well, they will be the first to condemn them once they get out. Tinubu is not a young man, he has been there, so he knows whether people are polishing him and pretending that he is the best fellow.”
Regarding Tinubu’s proposal to establish a unity government for Nigeria’s advancement, George stated that other political parties are working together on this and that it is not about a single person.
He said, “Well, if he says he wants to have a unity government, it cannot be from me as an individual. Each party will sit down, look at the situation, and open it to people to contribute for and against before you start jumping.
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“There is no individualism in political organisation and it is not the property of any individual, collectively you decide. If you are a real party man, you don’t work outside your party. The party will look for and against you and make an appropriate decision. So, it depends because these are the kind of things we will look at internally in our inner chamber and tell ourselves some serious home truth if we want to come back to power.
“It is not a matter of just coming and signing up as an individual because it doesn’t make sense. We have been in government before and the first time, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo won that election, he opened the gate for all the parties to nominate people but it is not done individually; the party must give the support. But like I said, this is the end of the electoral process, we are now starting governance.
“What is the state of this nation in terms of the economy, the fiscal and monetary policies, and the cost of basic needs for the people. You hear people trying to commit suicide, you see able-bodied women scavenging the dustbins in public and the greatest joke was the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs set up by General Muhammadu Buhari. They had to bring that woman to come and explain how she distributed cash every month.”
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