Jibrin Ibrahim, a professor of Political Science and a member of the governing board of the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD), has said that Nigerians are increasingly angry due to perceived deceit by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Ibrahim, a former CDD Director, stated that the failure of the government to deliver on its promises is leading to a collapse of governance in Nigeria. He highlighted the severe impact of inflation, which he said is causing widespread starvation among Nigerians.
“When they removed the fuel subsidy, they said in weeks we will have CNG buses and the price of transportation will crash. They said this 13 months ago. Nigerians have not seen those buses. It is called waiting for Godot in literature. When you are told continuously that you will see them and you wait for weeks, months and a year and nothing is coming. You know that what you are told is just a narrative not based on reality,” Ibrahim said.
He continued, “That is why Nigerians are very upset. They are very angry. They are being deceived regularly and systematically by a government that feels that it can tell stories and we survive. We refuse to do what we need to do but we survive because we tell stories that will cover up. And Nigerians said no you can’t tell stories.”
Ibrahim also pointed out that the economic situation is dire, with patients dying daily due to an inability to afford medicine and many Nigerians struggling to afford basic necessities. He criticized the government for expecting citizens to endure these hardships in silence.
“Nigerians are starving because of the economic situation in the country, but the government wants them to starve in silence,” he added.
