Ugo Egbujo writes…
That speech is baa la blue baloney
Low spirited, tired, worn.
Out of touch. Tone deaf. Ineffectual
Sounded like something prepared for his one year anniversary.
A hurriedly written jambled rigmarole after the Oro and other janjaweed tactics failed
He didn’t bother to appease the protesters
He didn’t make a single policy change
He didn’t bring any thing to the table
My guess is
He did it to fulfill all righteousness for foreign observers
He still trusts in the willy and coarse hands of his agents who believe the protesters are either hired hands of vindictive political opponents and sore losers or idle folks seeking gratuitous political mischief.
In between the lines of drudgery, it’s obvious he has confidencev in his goons to muzzle and suppress protests
Nothing in that speech indicated that he watched the happenings of the past week with pain and empathy
He talked about bigotry and division, yet he is still harboring the motormouthed biigot called Onanuga as a presidential adviser
He talked about the right to protest yet he is keeping Wike, who said protesters were banned in Abuja and referred to them as armed robbers.
The president isn’t t just arrogant, he is utterly disdainful of the protests and protesters. His speech reveals that he considers them nothing better than inauspicious nuisance
He churned out too many half truths and ignored hard truths
The trumpeted increase in national revenue has favoured the president and his cronies in power. He has a new presidential jet bought with hundreds of billions. But the quality of life of poor families saddled with unbearable food prices has become wretched.
Tinubu beats his chest about a new minimum wage. Tinubu’s new minimum has less purchasing power than the old minimum wages of Buhari, Jonathan and Obasanjo.
Tinubu’s party has been in power for 9 years. But Tinubu, who for the last ten years appropriated for himself the title of leader of that party now wants deny to actual responsibility.
The speech was a piece of pretty nonsense. Full of regurgitated and nauseating fluff. Bereft of conviction and repentance.
He will continue his overseas medical tourism
He will keep his bloated and wasteful cabinet
He will remain incapable of finding the corrupt Yahaya Bello and prosecuting Betta Edu
He will retain his inclination to awalokanism in making choice appointments
He will tweak nothing.
Fuel prices will keep rising because the naira is hopelessly weak against the dollar. The government has opened the gates for the now importation of basic food.
The president is sleepwalking. His men are grandstanding.
The distribution of freebies has failed. Haphazard policies have left hopelessness. The co option of traditional and religious rulers for political fire brigade failed. The failure to conceive a vision and pursue it with honesty has left the people frustrated.
The country needs a bold new direction. The country needs a Political class whose attitude, lifestyle and policies will speak purposefulness.
Tinubu and his governors are running on Business As Usual mode
They dont get it.
This tired speech will only confirm the fears and doubts of the protesters
Our leaders are truly aloof and the protesters are talking to the deaf
Somebody should wake the president up
The youths are at a different townhall and this Bala blue speech will only infuriate them.