Dele Momodu, the Ovation Magazine Publisher has learnt his voice to the growing list of Nigerians ciritcising President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday morning broadcast.
This is as President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast continues to generate reactions from Nigerian.
Momodu stated that the broadcast failed to address the demands of ongoing protesters across the country.
Arise News Daily is reporting that President Tinubu addressed the nation on Sunday amid #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests.
The protest began on Thursday, August 1 and would continue to Saturday, August 10 according to tge planners.
The protesters have made several demands, which include a return of fuel subsidies, improvements in living standards, cuts in the cost of governance, reduction in electricity tariffs, and solutions to escalating insecurity, among others.
Momodu in a statement on his X handle on Sunday, said he had little hope of Tinubu granting some concessions to the protesters, adding that he was shocked by the presidential speech.He also stated that it would be difficult for Tinubu to change a winning formula that has worked for him ever since he was the Governor of Lagos State.
Momodu held that it was wishful thinking that the President was going to listen to the protesters and have mercy on hapless and helpless Nigerians.
“Fellow Nigerians, good morning. After the long-awaited speech of President Bola Tinubu eventually came this morning, I’m sure most of you would be as stupefied as me.
“I must confess that I had little hope of Tinubu granting some concessions to the aggrieved Nigerians. As a man who has held an iron grip on Lagos State for the last 25 years, it would be difficult for him to change a winning formula that has worked for him ever since.
“Also, what did we expect his advisers to be telling him when most of them have been his most fanatical cronies from Lagos who have learnt never to challenge the master?
“So it was merely wishful thinking on the part of incurable optimists like me to think he was going to have mercy on hapless and seemingly helpless Nigerians.”
