- Civil society organizations (CSOs) have criticized President Bola Tinubu for not aligning his statements like Let the poor breathe with policies that alleviate economic hardship
- Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, called Tinubu’s government hypocritical
- CSOs also raised concerns about the shrinking civic space under Tinubus administration
Gbenga Sensan tackles President Bola Tinubu on growing economic crisis
Photo credit: Gbenga Sesan/Bola Ahmed TinubuSource: FacebookI share your pains, and Let the poor breathe. Dont suffocate them. CSOs: Tinubu’s promises fall short”We ask the President to walk his talk. For now, he is saying one thing while his government is walking a different (in fact, the opposite) road.”Tinubu accused of hypocrisy over response to protestsAPC is the most hypocritical leadership and party in Nigeria. In 2012, they protested against fuel subsidy removal and called Jonathan names. “Now, the same APC has come into power and done exactly what they condemned. Bola Tinubu is behaving like a hypocrite.You cannot tell citizens to tighten their belts when you are buying new big planes for yourself.”CSOs raise concerns over closing civic spacesThe same leaders today, including the President, fought for democracy by protesting and, in some cases, rioting. “Now, these same people are shutting down the very civic spaces they once fought to open.”Calls for government to lead by exampleIf you cut the cost of government and we see leadership in cutting waste, then you can ask citizens to do the same.”Unbearable,” Sanusi decries spate of economic hardship in Nigeria
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