A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has criticized President Bola Tinubu and his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, accusing them of running administrations based on “lies and deceit.”
Mr. Lamido, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said both leaders, under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), failed to uphold transparency in governance. He claimed their administrations relied on propaganda rather than presenting Nigerians with the true state of the nation.
Speaking in an interview with the BBC Hausa service, Mr. Lamido said “Buhari’s and Tinubu’s governments are not being transparent with Nigerians, unlike during the time when PDP was in power, where everything was transparent and open to all Nigerians. But with the coming of Buhari, deception and propaganda became tools for running the government.”
He expressed concern over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, questioning the financial prudence of the APC-led government.
“If Nigerians are being told the truth, then there is nothing wrong with that. But how would you budget N30 trillion, generate N50 trillion, and then request a loan when you have a surplus of N20 trillion?” he said.
Mr. Lamido further criticized what he described as “recklessness and selfishness” in the administration’s financial management.
“This recklessness and clear-cut selfishness is not done anywhere in the world, but yet you find [some] Nigerians supporting it. Visit social media and see how APC is being criticised, being referred to as calamity, yet you see some people defending the government,” he added.
The former governor contrasted the APC administration with the PDP era, asserting that the latter was more honest in addressing the nation’s issues.
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