By Celestine Ihejirika, Jalingo
President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration of 16 months has been described as the worst government, colossal failure and disappointment ever witnessed by Nigerians since the nation’s independence 64 years ago.
Speaking against the backdrop of the nation’s 64 years, Director, Connectional Ministries, United Methodist Church (UMC) southern conference state chairman, TEKAN/ECWA bloc, Rev. Dr. Philip Micah Dopah in his assessment, rated Nigeria present status to 35%.
According to the clergy, Nigeria remain a laughing stock in the global arena as the country has continued to be depreciating each day with its capital poverty scattered across board as citizens can no longer afford three square meals per day, sighted an Asian country like Dubai which initially was behind Nigeria, now rated as number one country in the world of development.
Dr. Micah in his further assessment revealed that the current debt profile of Nigeria which stands at $91 billion cannot guarantee the future of her citizens noting that a country with high levels of corrupt politicians, insecurity, terrorism, high cost of living and bad policies among numerous others automatically stands to celebrate nothing.
He also pointed out that the coming of president Tinubu as a Nigerian leader was not divine by God when compared with the number of deaths of Nigerians recorded in less than two years as result of untold hardship caused by his pronouncement on fuel subsidy removal.
Rev. Philip Dopah accused Tinubu of leading mass protests against previous leaders when fuel price was at N145 per liter as against his administration’s current pump price of fuel which now sold between N930 to N1,500 per liter depending on the location.
He said “I am not surprised with the current trend because if the present government has gone to borrow over N21 trillion in less than two years in office, what are we expecting again in terms of the future of Nigerians, I am sympathizing with Tinubu’s administration because nothing good is expected of him. Under his regime, Nigerians are testing hell on earth and still be deceived by the so-called palliative,” he repeated angrily.
On the way forward, the TEKAN/ECWA bloc chairman of the Christian association of Nigerian (CAN)charged both Christians and Muslims of Nigeria to turn unto God against darkness, vote out corrupt politicians and stop celebrating them while urging government to overhaul its electoral and judicial system, EFCC and other agents that have no bearing to Nigerian masses.
