A former Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, said Nigeria has turned into an unenviable poverty capital of the world under the administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari.
Melaye, who said this in a press statement, added that over 82.9 million once-thriving Nigerians could no longer afford their daily meals and other necessities of life.
He also faulted President Buhari’s Democracy Day Speech.
The statement partly read; “From the speech, it is even glaring that the dividends of democracy are yet to be felt by Nigerians under this administration. From the speech, I sincerely expected Mr. President to succinctly enumerates the dividends the citizens had gained under his administration. But unfortunately, the speech was full of promises to get things right. Mr. President, after how many years in the office? Are you not tired of these promises? Well, be informed that Nigerians are tired and fed up with your promises.
“For the avoidance of doubt and for the umpteenth time Mr. President, the dividends of democracy Nigerians are yet to reap and are clamouring for under your administration include but not limited to good governance, rule of law, respect for human rights and social justice, fight against corruption, economic empowerment and a better standard of living. But is disheartening that this administration has failed on all fronts more specifically on these three- insecurity, corruption and economy you promised to tackle in 2015.”