Former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam has criticized President Bola Tinubu's administration, stating that the government has "not done well at all" in addressing the suffering of Nigerians as the President marks his second anniversary in office.
Speaking on Channels Television's 'Politics Today' program on Wednesday, Suswam pointed to economic indicators that he believes demonstrate the administration's failure to mitigate the hardships faced by ordinary citizens.
"My assessments of this government, just like any other Nigerian, they have not done well at all, and I would say so because the indicators are all over the place," Suswam declared during the interview.
Economic Policies Without Relief Measures
The former governor, who described himself as a "student of global economics," criticized the administration for implementing harsh economic policies without corresponding measures to ease the resulting burden on citizens.
"When you embark on certain economic policies that will impact very negatively on the people that you govern, you must also in the same vein initiate factors that will mitigate the pains that will be experienced by these people," Suswam explained.
He specifically highlighted three major economic decisions that have compounded hardships: currency devaluation, removal of subsidies on energy and transportation, and an increase in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR).
"There's no way that any country can survive that, especially a developing economy such as our own, more so that we're not a producing country," he added.
APC Government Criticized
Suswam further alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government appears unmindful of the concerns of Nigerians, suggesting a disconnect between the administration's policies and the realities faced by citizens.
His comments come as President Tinubu's administration reaches its two-year milestone, a period that has been marked by significant economic reforms but also growing public discontent over rising costs of living and economic hardship.
The criticism from Suswam adds to a growing chorus of voices expressing dissatisfaction with the current administration's economic management, including from opposition parties like the People's Democratic Party (PDP), which recently described Tinubu's two years in office as a "massive disappointment."
