SDP Chairman: Tinubu’s Team Doesn’t Comprehend Nigeria’s Real Issues

Shehu Gabam, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has expressed disapproval of President Bola Tinubu’s management style, claiming that the administration is having trouble because it lacks a capable and cohesive workforce.
In an interview with Vanguard, Gabam claimed that leadership is a team effort and that the government’s inability to have a competent staff is impeding its capacity to deal with the nation’s urgent problems.
Instead of depending only on one person’s wisdom, Gabam believes that government should be founded on the knowledge and experience of the entire group.

The president doesn’t have a team. Individualism has no place in government. It has nothing to do with monopolizing wisdom and information. The division of labor in governance is a result of this.
“The president needs a team that is aware of Nigeria’s unique characteristics. We are going in the right direction and in the wrong direction, and there is history and an archive,” Gabam said.

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He emphasized that Tinubu’s cabinet would be better able to address the suffering of regular Nigerians if it were completely aware of the situation on the ground.

Citing a widely shared event involving a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Gabam criticized the government for failing to recognize the hardships of its people.

“You can imagine the youth corps member whose case turned into controversy if the cabinet is up to date with Nigerian reality and what Nigerians are facing,” he remarked. On the television, she was crying.

It went viral: “She can’t afford to buy a crate of eggs.” Someone was threatening her. Is that a democracy? Is that right to free speech protected by our constitution? Is she in danger from our organization, NYSC, and the National Youth Service Corps? Are they aware of her struggles?

Shehu Gabam Gabam also emphasized the terrible condition of Nigeria’s healthcare system, complaining that many people cannot afford medical care, in his statement, “Millions of People Are Dying in Silence.”

Millions of people are passing away without a word. Visit the medical facilities. Please take a moment to visit the hospitals. People are unable to pay their bills. They are passing away due to illnesses. Nobody is paying any attention.

“If you take someone who needs care to the hospital, the procedure for admitting him will cause him to pass away before being admitted to the hospital,” Gabam said.

He pointed out that these problems are signs of a more serious governance breakdown that could be avoided if the president had the right personnel in place to counsel him and carry out policies.