‘Nigerians Have No Reason To Stone Tinubu, APC Chiefs’ — Ahmed

Ismail Ahmed, a former National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed the possibility of Nigerians publicly stoning President Bola Tinubu, APC leaders, and government officials due to their dissatisfaction with the country’s situation.
According to him, all hope is not lost, and Nigerians should listen to leaders and trust the process.
According to reports, Ahmed made the submission on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television in which he discussed the Tinubu administration’s performance in its first two years in office.

When asked by the presenter to justify what the APC-led government has done for Nigerians in the previous two years to avoid being stoned, the party stalwart stated that the APC and President Tinubu have saved Nigeria from bankruptcy.

He stated that the current administration has not destroyed Nigerians’ hopes and expectations, and that while some citizens’ expectations have not been reached, the government still has two years to make good on its pledges.

Ahmed supported the Tinubu administration’s increased borrowings, stating that the funds are not being wasted or embezzled, but are being channeled to infrastructural development in the country, and Nigerians can witness the results of multiple massive projects being finished.

According to him, despite complaints from some quarters about issues including as economic hardship, insecurity, and increased hunger in the country, which they blamed on the president’s misguided policies, the APC-led Tinubu administration has not fared poorly in its first two years in office.

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“I believe Nigerians would be open-minded and listen to us. It is not yet a lost hope.

We have saved the country from bankruptcy. Everyone, whether a corporation, corporate organization, or a government, must operate on debt. Now, debt may be a sustainable debt, in which you borrow to invest in your infrastructure, to invest in your enabling structures, to be able to attract additional firms and create jobs.

It’s another thing for you to borrow money to spend, pay salaries, eat, have it drained away by corruption, and spend it on foolishness that can go on. But right now, we’re borrowing to invest in our infrastructure, which began with Buhari, as you’re well aware. We completed a large amount of infrastructure that had appeared to be unfinished. And look at what we’re doing across the board under this government; I don’t think we’re doing too badly.”

He did, however, highlight the importance of keeping the public informed on government policies, activities, and projects in order for them to have a better grasp of what is happening in the country.

“But I understand perception.” Let me make it obvious that I understand people’s bottom lines; many people are dissatisfied, which is why I stated we needed to do more than just sit in rooms and give endorsements that are completely useless and superfluous,” the APC chairman continued.