Former Secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s supporters of being “blind and deaf” to the growing insecurity and worsening economic hardship in the country.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme on Wednesday, Lawal criticised the administration’s handling of security, stating that insecurity has not only persisted but worsened under President Tinubu’s leadership.
Naija News reports that he expressed his concern that the country’s security situation had expanded in scope, affecting various parts of the nation.
In addition to his concerns about security, Lawal also highlighted the economic crisis, claiming that the country’s economy had completely collapsed.
He pointed out that even those who were previously doing well now felt threatened by the economic downturn.
He said, “I know he has his supporters. His supporters, I think they have cotton wool in their ears, or they are blind, because the insecurity has grown exponentially since the arrival of Bola Tinubu government.
“Insecurity has now grown; in places it was not before, it has expanded. They have not done anything.
“This government should better not talk about insecurity. When talking about it, about the economy, it is exactly the same thing. The poverty has multiplied exponentially. Even those who were doing well feel now threatened because there’s no economy, it has collapsed, completely collapsed.
“We are just surviving by the grace of God on a hand to mouth basis, everybody. So what economy?
“They are putting money that doesn’t arrive in Nigeria before it is spent, even when it arrives in Nigeria, they spend it on intangible things that we cannot show, that are not visible, you know.
“Economy is not for this government, it is not their intention, their attention is to run down this country. That is their intention.
“But now, it appeared that he just deceived us in those days all along, and now he has gotten the power and is in the mood to ruin the economy, to ruin the security of the country.”