The Deputy National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Timothy Osadolor, has defended its former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against remarks that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government is out of touch with the suffering masses.
LeadNaija News reports that Atiku, who lost to President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 polls, had warned that the government’s economic policies could spark public outrage comparable to the French and Russian revolutions if hunger and hardship remain unchecked.
But the APC dismissed his remarks as “reckless, irresponsible and a tacit instigation of revolution,” accusing him of stoking unrest to destabilise the Tinubu administration.
In an interview with Punch, Osadolor declared that Atiku merely “gave voice to the thoughts of millions who can hardly afford two meals a day.”
According to Osadolor, the APC government are only vilifying and harassing Atiku because they know he is saying the truth.
He said, “It is shameful and painful at the same time when you see people entrusted with public trust, taking care of public finances, and taxpayers’ money, acting and behaving the way these members of the current APC government are doing. Because they live in a cocoon, they are very much isolated from the realities of everyday Nigeria.
“Now, all Atiku actually said, or what he actually did, is giving a voice to the thoughts of millions of Nigerians spread across the length and breadth of this country, who find it nearly impossible to survive with two square meals a day.
“The truth is that the cost of living in this country has reached a point that if something is not done about it, we may soon become a beggarly nation.
“They are only vilifying and harassing Atiku because they know that what he said is true, and they don’t want Nigerians to have a voice.
“If they are very confident that they have done well, let them write to the Inspector General of Police to withdraw the orderlies and the hundreds of policemen guarding them, so they can walk free, and let’s really know if the people are truly happy with them.”If You’re Reading From Phoenix Click On Read Original To Read Full Article
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