Nigerian actor Ray Adeka has slammed supporters of President Bola Tinubu for defending his financial reforms at any time when Nigerians complain about hardship, recalling that the president opposed fuel subsidy elimination throughout the 2012 Occupy Nigeria protests.
In a video shared on-line, Adeka mentioned authorities supporters are fast to record the administration’s reforms at any time when its dealing with of the financial system is criticised, as an alternative of addressing the struggling of Nigerians.
He questioned why fuel subsidy elimination, the enlargement of the tax bracket and the floating of the naira have been being celebrated as main achievements.
Recalling Tinubu’s opposition to subsidy elimination beneath former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012, Adeka mentioned: “The same fuel subsidy that Jonathan tried to remove, that Tinubu was blatantly against its removal, that’s what he wants us to celebrate.”
The actor additionally criticised the enlargement of the tax bracket, arguing that it will deliver extra poor Nigerians into the tax internet.
He additional questioned the floating of the naira, sarcastically describing the three insurance policies as among the administration’s supposedly sensible reforms.
Adeka mentioned: “So anytime you attack this government and you talk about the Tinubu administration and how people are suffering, the people who support his government are quick to talk about the reforms. It’s always grammar.”
