Veteran Nigerian singer, Charles Oputa, has expressed his displeasure with the Tinubu-led administration.
Taking to his verified X account, the septuagenarian in a long tweet while reacting to the president’s nationwide broadcast on Sunday over the ongoing protest stated that he disagrees with Tinubu who claimed to have inherited a ‘dilapidated Nigeria’ from former President Muhammadu Buhari.
While citing his reasons, the son of late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa wrote in parts, “How can a president that claimed to have inherited a dilapidated Nigeria be spending public funds extravagantly as if you inherited a prosperous country? How would you justify the following extravagant spending under your government?
“21 billion naira to renovate the vice president’s house. 70 billion naira to the National Assembly members to buy SUVs at the cost of 160 million naira per one for senators and House of Representatives members specifically.
“4 billion naira to renovate Dodan Barracks, Lagos another 3 billion naira to renovate Aguda House. 5 billion naira was given to presidential tax reforms committee of less than twenty people headed by Taiwo Oyedele with nothing to show for it.”
Still reeling out what he believes to be reckless spending by the government, Area Fada as he fondly called tweeted, “1.5 billion naira to purchase cars for your wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu even though first lady office is not recognised by our constitution.
“300% salary increase for the judges which was speedily passed by the insensitive and irresponsible senators. 5 billion naira was budgeted for the presidential fleet of cars for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He continued, “Billions of naira were budgeted for your trips including Vice-President Kashim Shettima to the detriment of the citizens. Every senator is paid 21 million naira monthly. House of Representatives are earning 13.5 million monthly all the increment was done by your government.
“15 trillion naira Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road was awarded illegally to your friend a Lebanese, Gilbert Chagoury, who was repatriated back to his country by the former president Obasanjo. You have the largest ministers ever in the history of Nigeria. Where are you sourcing money to pay them?
“You went ahead to create another ministry of livestock development. What happened to the Orasanye report of downsizing and merging some of the agencies, parastatals and departments?”
Furthermore, Charly Boy queried the president over the subsidy money that was removed from petroleum and electricity products.
“How much was saved and what was the money used for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu? Nigerians are demanding to know? The cost of governance has not been reduced instead it has increased massively
“Fuel subsidy removed. Electricity tariff hike. Education beyond the ordinary citizens. Health services beyond ordinary citizens. Foodstuffs beyond ordinary citizens. Insecurity and killings are on the increase. Collapsed economy. Unemployment is on the increase. Corruption and stealing of public funds legalisms. Nepotism is top on your agenda.
“President, vice president, governor’s security votes remained intact. All the allowances paid to our leaders remained intact. There is no single support a citizen of Nigeria deserve from government and the government is there for him or her none. Renewed hopelessness, destitution and deception,” the singer said.
“Mr President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, governors, ministers and top government officials including the service chiefs heads of agencies, departments and parastatals your lifestyle and extravagant spending of public funds does not in anyway show that President Tinubu inherited a dilapidated Nigeria. Leaders are getting richer. Citizens are getting poorer. This trend must be arrested,” Charly Boy added.
