Sunday, September 8, 2024 - Veteran comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka has expressed his support for President Bola Tinubu, calling him the right person to steer the country towards prosperity.
Speaking on the Our 2 Kobo Podcast,
Adeyinka highlighted Tinubu's track record during his tenure as governor of
Lagos state as proof of his capacity to address Nigeria's economic challenges.
Adeyinka, who revealed that he is a card-carrying member of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), said he campaigned for Tinubu because he
believes the president can fix the country’s problems. He stressed that if
Tinubu is unable to resolve Nigeria’s issues, the nation may be in deeper
trouble given his ‘’capacity and experience.''
Adeyinka, who revealed that he is a card-carrying member of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), said he campaigned for Tinubu because he
believes the president can fix the country’s problems. He stressed that if
Tinubu is unable to resolve Nigeria’s issues, the nation may be in deeper
trouble given his ‘’capacity and experience.''
“The man explained something. He said, we
have two options. We go the way we are going. I’ll be attacked for this one,
but I’ll say my mind. We go the way we have always gone. We keep borrowing
money. We keep using our crude, for instance, I’m told has been used to borrow
money. We can change that and have a better tomorrow. Or, we continue this way
and everybody is happy, and your children suffer.
“Do I believe he should have ended subsidy,
although he was not even the one that ended the fuel subsidy thing. I support
fuel subsidy removal totally because of the amount of corruption that was in
it.
“Do I think they’ve done a good job by
tightening their belts when we need to tighten our belts? No. I believe that
those cars that were bought for members of the national assembly was an
unnecessary oppression of the people, of the people who are suffering. What
else have they done? I see a lot of restructuring taking place.
“Local governments are to get their money
directly. If you have a vibrant local government, you can build the country
from bottom up, which is the way they do it abroad. Will governors allow the
money get to the local government? Some governors have said no, nine or so.
“If you get the local government right,
it’s like getting a family right. Society will be better. Should people have
gone on the streets to protest? There’s a fundamental right of protest. Should
they have said the summit should be cancelled? No.
“Those are constitutional issues that should
be dealt with constitutionally. I think what should have been done is to ask
for a constitutional review. You can’t use illegality to remove someone legally
elected.
“There are some people who are professional
politicians. That is their job. You now wake up and say you want to come and…
they will not even give you ticket. With our current structure, it takes the
grace of men for you to become president.
“That’s why when I see them Sowore, saying
they want to be president, Fela Durotoye wants to be president, Peter Obi wants
to be president, and there’s one very intelligent guy, Moghalu wants to be
president… I think we need to get these young people into the house of reps,
into the senate, to rewrite our laws.
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