After President Bola Tinubu’s speech, APC top member Mustapha Mona Audu backed the Renewed Hope agenda but questioned if the President’s team can actually pull it off and achieve their goals.
President Tinubu gave a speech for Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day, saying his reforms are working.
The PDP criticized the speech, saying it was full of lies and didn’t tackle the country’s urgent problems.
Audu, a top APC member, gave his thumbs up to President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda in an interview with ARISE NEWS, calling it impressive.
But he wasn’t sure if the President’s team could really make the plan work and achieve what the administration wanted.
He mentioned that when you realistically look at their ministries, it raises questions about their job creation, revenue generation, and income production.
“Delivering speeches is one thing; fulfilling promises is another entirely,” he remarked.
“In reality, the truth about it is that Nigerians are not feeling the Renewed Hope agenda- that’s just the truth of it,” Audu stated.
“Two protests in the space of three months shows us that we’re not actually performing as we promised Nigerians that we would.”
“It’s not about having just people occupying positions. You need people with vision, people with understanding, people who know what to do and how to go about doing it,”
“Let’s hit the nail on the head, and let’s be direct. First of all, we expect a cabinet reshuffle, at the very least.
“A lot of non-performing members of the cabinet…More than 50% of the cabinet are non-performing. No one knows who they are, and it’s quite unfortunate. We expected so much more, so we expect that from Mr President.”
Talking about the Maiduguri flooding disaster on September 9, the APC Chieftain was disappointed with the lack of a permanent solution.
“You’re looking at existential issues like the drying out of Lake Chad basin, and you have Maiduguri that is less than 200 kilometers away from Lake Chad. Why can’t you build a channel?
“By building a channel from Maiduguri to Lake Chad, you’ve solved several problems; you’ve created new businesses; there can never be flooding again. It’s a base model for starting projects.”
President Tinubu announced a 30-day national youth conference during a speech at the State House celebrating Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary.
Audu praised the Youth conference initiative, stating, “I believe it’s a very laudable idea. We must see not only promises but deliverables. The easiest way to succeed is to simply do the job.”