A chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dan Ulasi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to publicly account for the promises he made prior to the 2023 presidential election.
Speaking on Wednesday during an appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show, Ulasi said the President should address Nigerians directly and explain which campaign promises have been fulfilled, which ones are still ongoing, and the reasons for delays in implementation.
According to him, Nigerians deserve transparency from the government regarding its performance since assuming office.
Ulasi said although governing may be different from what outsiders perceive, citizens still have the right to demand explanations from elected leaders over unfulfilled promises.
He lamented what he described as the growing public resignation to poor governance, arguing that many Nigerians no longer expect meaningful performance from government and now focus on personal survival outside state structures.
Ulasi said: “If the President is doing well, I want to see Mr President, and I like him personally, let him make a broadcast outlining every promise he made before 2023 and which one he has started and completed, if not, why did he not.
“This is all I’m saying. Maybe it’s not what you see outside government that you see inside government, but we have a right to want to know the promises you made to us. Why have you not fulfilled them?
“Nigerians are now genetically used to non performance. They are not interested. Most people now look for ways of making money outside government.
“Government does not produce, provide water, do not provide food, they don’t put anything. When they can’t even pay salaries of teachers, that becomes a problem. Our problems are multifarious, and we cannot abandon them to fate.”
Tinubu must account for 2023 promises, Nigerians now adapted to govt failure — Dan Ulasi