A Political Science expert and member of the Center for Democracy and Development governing board, Professor Jibrin Ibrahim, has stated that Nigerians are angry because they feel deceived by the President Bola Tinubu government.
In an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Ibrahim attributed the collapse of governance in Nigeria to the government’s failure to fulfill its promises.
He highlighted the country’s high inflation rate, which has led to daily starvation and suffering among Nigerians.
Ibrahim criticized the government’s unfulfilled promises, such as the introduction of CNG buses to reduce transportation costs, which was announced 13 months ago but yet to materialize.
He described this as a “narrative not based on reality” and accused the government of systematically deceiving Nigerians.
The political analyst also noted the dire consequences of the economic situation, including patients dying daily due to lack of money for medicine.
He emphasized that Nigerians are starving and suffering, but the government expects them to endure in silence.
Ibrahim said, “When they removed the fuel subsidy, they said in weeks we will have CNG buses and the price of transportation will crash. They said this 13 months ago. Nigerians have not seen those buses. It is called waiting for Godot in literature. When you are told continuously that you will see them and you wait for weeks, months and a year and nothing is coming. You know that what you are told is just a narrative not based on reality.
“That is why Nigerians are very upset. They are very angry. They are being deceived regularly and systematically by a government that feels that it can tell stories and we survive. We refuse to do what we need to do but we survive because we tell stories that will cover up. And Nigerians said no you can’t tell stories.”
