Human rights activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of mismanaging Nigeria’s resources and failing to address the country’s infrastructural and economic challenges.
Sowore pointed to the rising poverty levels and deteriorating infrastructure as evidence that the funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidies have not been invested in the country’s development.
Speaking during a live broadcast on Channels TV, Sowore expressed concern over Nigeria’s worsening conditions. He described the situation as the worst he had seen in his lifetime, with poverty at unprecedented levels.
Sowore said: “There is total mismanagement of the resources of the country and I am not saying this because that is what people want to hear.
“It is because we were told as of a year ago when they took over power, the first decision they made was that they are going to remove subsidy and that whatever they saved from subsidy would be applied to managing the economy better to bring about prosperity, to bring about development.
“All of that cannot be shown to any in the country. I just came back from my state, Ondo State.
“And the state of road infrastructure is the worst I have seen in a long time. I have not seen poverty like I have seen until recent times.
He added that, under the current administration, many Nigerians are worse off than they were in 2023 before Tinubu assumed office.
Sowore’s remarks come amid growing concerns about Nigeria’s estimated $100 billion to $150 billion annual infrastructure deficit, which has hindered economic growth and human development across key sectors like transportation, healthcare, and education.