Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has reacted to the rising debt profile of Nigeria under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and plans to borrow more.
Naija News reports that the PDP chieftain, in an interview with the Sun, said it was time for governance and management of the country’s resources for the benefit of the masses.
He also questioned the economist in Aso Rock considering the amount of debt the country owes, adding PDP will continue to play the role of an opposition party and keep Tinubu on his toes to ensure that the right thing is done.
He said, “I don’t know who is the voodoo economist in the Villa because the amount of money we owe now is N88 trillion. Are we joking? This is the time for governance and managing the resources of this country for the betterment of the people,ple but is that what they are doing? I want to appeal to the President, it is not a matter of joining his party, we must have a solid opposition to put them on their toes and as long as I live, in the next four years that will be the role that we are going to play.
“And it is good for them because if everybody is telling them that they are doing well, they will be the first to condemn them once they get out. Tinubu is not a young man, he has been there, so he knows whether people are polishing him and pretending that he is the best fellow.”
Speaking on Tinubu’s plan to form a unity government for the progress of Nigeria, George said it is a collective effort from other political parties and not about an individual.
He said, “Well, if he says he wants to have a unity government, it cannot be from me as an individual. Each party will sit down, look at the situation, and open it to people to contribute for and against before you start jumping.
“There is no individualism in political organisation and it is not the property of any individual, collectively you decide. If you are a real party man, you don’t work outside your party. The party will look for and against you and make an appropriate decision. So, it depends because these are the kind of things we will look at internally in our inner chamber and tell ourselves some serious home truth if we want to come back to power.
“It is not a matter of just coming and signing up as an individual because it doesn’t make sense. We have been in government before and the first time, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo won that election, he opened the gate for all the parties to nominate people but it is not done individually; the party must give the support. But like I said, this is the end of the electoral process, we are now starting governance.
“What is the state of this nation in terms of the economy, the fiscal and monetary policies, and the cost of basic needs for the people. You hear people trying to commit suicide, you see able-bodied women scavenging the dustbins in public and the greatest joke was the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs set up by General Muhammadu Buhari. They had to bring that woman to come and explain how she distributed cash every month.”