Oshiomhole says Buhari’s disastrous policies responsible for Nigeria’s current economic woes

The senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly and former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has explained the current economic challenges confronting Nigerians as carryover of the policies of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, not the failure of President Bola Tinubu administration

 

Oshiomhole who made the claim while speaking in an interview on Channels TV, argued that President Tinubu should not be held responsible for the right or wrong decisions taken by the previous administration.

 

Oshiomhole specifically said he always places national interest above partisan interests, hence his claims of having criticized Buhari’s government for some of its policies.

 

“My first loyalty is to Nigeria. At some point, before the last president left office, I lamented loudly what I saw as reckless policies that were designed to dehumanize the population that was already in pain.”

 

“I felt that it is not what the then president promised. I dissociated myself from those policies and I’m happy that I was not the only one.

 

“There were governors who approached the court to denounce some of those policies. It is the long term consequences of those policies that we are still grappling with now,” he said.

 

Nigerians have been facing worsening economic crisis following some of the policies introduced by President Tinubu especially the removal of petrol subsidy, which tripled the pump price of fuel.

 

Tinubu who claims to appreciate the magnitude of suffering in the land, has repeatedly assured Nigerians of brighter days ahead, likening the current situation to pains of a woman in labour.

 

Notwithstanding, Oshiomhole, former Edo governor, insisted that although it was his party, the APC that was in power in the last administration, Tinubu was not a member of the cabinet or an adviser and should therefore not be blamed for the negative effects of the policies of the administration.

 

“Yes, it is our party platform. Like Tinubu also said, he was not a minister or adviser. He never took a contract in that government and he cannot be held responsible for what the government did right or wrong,” the Senator said.