The Social Democratic Party (SDP) flagbearer in Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, says his party will step into power if President Bola Tinubu does not deliver.
Adebayo said this during the ongoing space of Nigeria’s Newspaper Daily Trust with the theme, “Three Months In Power: How Has The Economy Fared Under Tinubu.”
Adebayo said President Tinubu was already going the way of his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari, as regards the economy.
Speaking during the space on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, the SDP flagbearer Adebayo said the fuel subsidy removal was a bad policy.
He added that in advanced economies of the world, governments subsidise whatever makes the economy thrive.
Adebayo said, “In America, they subsidise pharmaceuticals, they subsidise health; in the UK, they subsidise transportation.”
“It’s like carelessly using a knife to cut someone’s skin and you are supplying the person with Panadol, plaster, and iodine; why did you cut the person in the first place?
He said, “I hope they will correct the error, otherwise, they may lose time. If, between now and 2027, President Tinubu does not feel the leadership gap, we will step in. They can’t deny Nigerians good leadership on the basis that there is no good leadership in Nigeria because there is… We have to make an example that black people can govern themselves; we have the intelligence.”
Earlier this month, the Southwest chapter of the SDP had appealed to President Tinubu to focus on uniting the nation and revitalising Nigeria’s economy rather than engaging in witch-hunting.
Tinubu and Shettima were sworn in on May 29 as the 16th President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, respectively, at Eagle Square in Abuja. The event included the official oath-taking and allegiance ceremony as well as a parade by the Armed Forces and Police.