Editorial: THE JUNE 12 LIE!
June 12 is camouflaged as a fight for Democracy Day.
But it was truly a fight for Yoruba power.
Now TINUBU is busy confirming the agenda. Bestowing honour on ethnic basis and calling all other fighters for democracy undeserving because they didn’t protest alongside his kin.
-When Northern leaders were massacred in 1966, the North stood up and ensured that the government failed.
-When the Igbos were massacred in 1967, the East declared a republic and fought, albeit unsuccessfully.
-When a Yoruba was denied the seat he won (selectively), the West stood up and ensured that the government failed.
The fight for self-preservation is uniform across Nigeria. So let no one wear any coat of ‘Democracy’ when the real motivation was to ensure ethnic survival and access to power!
The media is a powerful tool and the West has gained undue advantage from their investments in most media corporations. They determine the narrative and broadcast what Nigerians must think about events that affect different sections of Nigeria.
There was nothing democratic about June 12, when most leaders in Nigeria never win elections in the first place.
Babangida wanted Abiola to win, so he did. Abacha disagreed with Babangida’s choice, so he forced the annulment and pushed the government aside!
The common Nigerian is still seeking true democracy, not nepotism, kleptomania, or ethnic governance!
SO STOP WASTING OUR TIME WITH YOUR DEMOCRACY AWARDS!!
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Here is what Emir Sanusi says about the TINUBU government…
****Mr. President, You Did Not Inherit a Dilapidated Nigeria — You Are Worsening It
— Emir Mohammed Sanusi’s Message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Mr. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I strongly disagree with your claim that you inherited a dilapidated Nigeria from your predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari. Your administration’s spending patterns contradict this assertion. Below are my reasons:
Extravagant and Unjustifiable Expenditures Under Your Leadership:
₦21 billion was allocated for renovating the Vice President’s residence.
₦70 billion given to National Assembly members to purchase SUVs — each vehicle costing ₦160 million.
₦4 billion for renovation of Dodan Barracks and an additional ₦3 billion for Aguda House.
₦5 billion handed to the Presidential Tax Reforms Committee (less than 20 members), headed by Taiwo Oyedele, with no tangible outcome.
₦1.5 billion allocated for vehicles for the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu — despite the fact that the Office of the First Lady is not recognized by the Constitution.
A 300% salary increase for judges, passed swiftly by an indifferent and irresponsible Senate.
₦5 billion budgeted for the presidential fleet.
₦5 billion for a presidential yacht.
A staggering ₦225 billion allegedly spent on a new presidential jet.
₦90 billion allocated for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage.
Billions spent on foreign trips for yourself and the Vice President at the expense of suffering citizens.
Every senator now earns ₦21 million monthly, and House of Representatives members ₦13.5 million monthly — all salary hikes approved under your administration.
The ₦15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road contract was allegedly awarded illegally to your associate, Gilbert Chagoury, who was previously repatriated under former President Obasanjo.
Alarming Governance Trends:
You have appointed the largest cabinet in Nigeria’s history — how is this being financed?
You created a new Ministry of Livestock Development — what about the Oronsaye Report, which recommended merging and downsizing MDAs to reduce costs?
Where is the fuel subsidy savings? How much has been saved, and what was it used for? Nigerians demand transparency.
What Nigerians Are Facing:
Cost of governance has skyrocketed, not decreased.
Fuel subsidy was removed without cushioning measures.
Electricity tariffs have been hiked.
Education and healthcare are now unaffordable for the average Nigerian.
Prices of food and basic goods are beyond reach.
Insecurity and killings have increased.
The economy has deteriorated significantly.
Unemployment is rising.
Corruption has been institutionalized.
Nepotism is rampant.
Security votes and leaders’ allowances remain untouched.
There are zero direct support systems for the Nigerian citizen.
Your government’s slogan of “Renewed Hope” has turned into renewed hopelessness, destitution, and deception.
Mr. President, your lifestyle, and that of your ministers, governors, and top officials — including service chiefs and heads of agencies — reflect reckless opulence, not the austerity of a “dilapidated” nation. Leaders are getting richer. Citizens are growing poorer.
Your personal transformation — physically, mentally, and financially — in contrast to the suffering of Nigerians, is a glaring indictment of your administration.
This trajectory must be reversed immediately.
This is just a glimpse of the insensitive and reckless leadership we are currently enduring.
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