Tinubu Is Unremorseful, Sticking To Anti-masses Policy – Afenifere

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has expressed reservations over President Bola Tinubu’s call for a dialogue regarding the ongoing nationwide hunger protests.

Naija News reports that the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere loyal to Ayo Adebanjo, Prince Justice Fakiyesi, in an interview with Daily Trust, said Tinubu’s speech has not addressed the fundamental issue of hunger in the country.

Fakiyemi said it was unfortunate that Tinubu is unremorseful with the plight of many Nigerians and bent on sticking to the anti-masses policy of retaining subsidy.

The Afenifere spokesman also stated that it was wrong for the president to tag the protest politically motivated when he also called for protest under the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.

He said, “We never believed that just calling for dialogue would change anything. He has never changed. His neo-liberal economy is the problem – the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira and he’s bent on continuing it and he does not feel any remorse on how he wants to change but really I don’t think he will change.

“It is unfortunate because we have seen so many countries where these neo-liberal economic policies have not worked.

“I think he was pushed to read the speech because it was not a matter of dialogue or him addressing people about the exact policy that brought hunger and since he is not willing to reverse or accept responsibility, because he more or less said it was politically motivated.

“When he started and he said specifically that subsidy is dead, he said you can protest as much as you like. He said that. He knew that his policies were going to bring protest. At his age he knows that there have been all sorts of protests against subsidy removal.

“It is the same thing that happened under former President Goodluck Jonathan and he (Tinubu) called for a revolution or protest and when he is facing the same thing and even worse, he is blaming other people.”