Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has accused Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu of not being transparent with Nigerians about the state of the nation.
Speaking on the BBC Hausa program “Gane Mini Hanya,” Lamido, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleged that Tinubu’s administration, like his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari’s, prioritises propaganda over truth.
Lamido claimed that the lack of transparency contrasts sharply with the era of PDP governance, which he described as open and accountable to Nigerians.
He stated, “Buhari’s and Tinubu’s governments are not being transparent with Nigerians unlike during the time when PDP was in power where everything was transparent and open to all Nigerians.
“But with the coming of Buhari, deception and propaganda became tools for running the government.”
The former governor criticised the government’s financial management, particularly Tinubu’s loan requests, lamenting that “what the government is telling Nigerians is different from what it is executing.”
“If Nigerians are being told the truth then there is nothing wrong with that, but how would you budget N30tn, generate N50tn and then request loan when you have a surplus of N20tn.” he said, making reference to last year’s budget.
“This recklessness and clear-cut selfishness is not done anywhere in the world, but yet you find (some) Nigerians supporting it. Visit social media and see how APC is being criticised, being referred to as calamity, yet you find some protecting it,” he added.
