The
pioneer Chairman of the Labour Party, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, says Nigerians
should face the reality that President Muhammadu Buhari will not meet many of
his campaign promises including his pledge to make the naira and dollar to be
at par.
Nwanyanwu,
who said he is no longer involved in partisan politics, stated this during a
chat on Channels Television on Wednesday.
The
former labour leader said there was no way the All Progressives Congress would
be able to give N5,000 to unemployed youths across the country as promised.
Nwanyanwu
said rather than deny that Buhari never made 100-day promises, the APC-led
Federal Government should swing into action and start governing Nigeria instead
of only probing the past administration.
He
said, “The APC and its presidential candidate made a lot of promises during the
campaigns. We knew that some of these promises were not realisable. For
example, there is no way one naira will be equal to one dollar. I know that
without being an economist. There is no way anyone will be paid N5,000 every
month. That is also not possible.
“But
let us put all those campaign promises aside. We know our country. And we know
where we are. And that is why I said that the APC as a political party should
realise that the campaigns are over. They should stop defending the
indefensible as regards whether they made certain promises or not. You do not
learn how to write with your left hand at an old age.
“We
have passed that stage, a President has been elected, let us encourage him and
be patient with him and then look at the other areas he has to kick-start
rather than probing every day. Yes, we are eager to get our stolen money back
but at the same time, we want the government to start. What are you doing about
unemployment and power?”
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