The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized Rotimi Amaechi, the former Minister of Transportation, for encouraging Nigerian youths to protest against the rising cost of living in the country.
Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, issued a statement on Friday in Abuja, labeling Amaechi’s remarks as insensitive and unpatriotic, urging that he should be ignored.
Amaechi, who previously served as a Speaker and was a two-term governor of Rivers State, recently expressed discontent in an interview, admonishing Nigerian youths for their failure to protest against the escalating cost of living.
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“Amaechi’s comments are insensitive, god-awful and unpatriotic, coming from one of Nigeria’s longest serving and highest ranking political freeloaders.
“Attempting to hoodwink Nigerians into his web of false empathy and incitement to violence is hypocritical, provocative and dangerous,” Mr Morka said.
He noted that Nigerians are highly perceptive and discerning, understanding that the current economic challenges stemming from President Bola Tinubu’s necessary reforms are temporary.
He emphasized that they recognize these discomforts will soon be overshadowed by the lasting benefits of transformation that are already starting to emerge.
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Mr. Morka expressed confidence that Nigerians would not be swayed into reclaiming through street violence what they entrusted to the Tinubu administration at the ballot box, as desired by Amaechi and his supporters.
“It is nauseating to think that these naysayer tribesmen who did absolutely nothing to improve the economy or living conditions for Nigerians while they were in office.
“Are now pontificating endlessly about what and how things should be done, but didn’t and couldn’t do while in power.
“It is as though they only regain their senses and discover their talents for governance when they are out of power.
“A tribe of naysayers is what they are, who never see any good, only gloom, filled with bile and disdain for the determined strides of APC-administration of Tinubu to transform our country’s economy for the benefit of present and future generations of Nigerians,” the APC spokesman said.
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