A political analyst, Kabiru Ojo, has defended the recent comments by Cardinal John Onaiyekan on Nigeria’s economy and security, insisting that the cleric merely repeated what President Bola Tinubu has publicly said on several occasions.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST, Ojo dismissed claims that the former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja was being political or acting on behalf of any political interest.
According to him, “What the Cardinal said is not politics. It is something even Mr President has stated time without number in the hearing of the public. He has always maintained that his administration is performing excellently in security and that the nation is safe.”
Ojo argued that many Nigerians do not share the President’s assessment of the country’s security and economic situation.
“That is why many average Nigerians don’t feel satisfied with this government. Everybody is seeing failure, but only him does not see it. He keeps saying he is performing excellently,” he said.
On the economy, the analyst said government officials often rely on statistics and reports to defend their policies, but insisted that ordinary Nigerians are not seeing any improvement in their daily lives.
“There is no economy that can be said to be improving while the masses are still suffering. It is impossible. People are finding it difficult to survive, but the President will never agree that there is a problem. He will only tell you he removed fuel subsidy and mention other policies.”
Ojo recalled that during the nationwide End Bad
