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Dalung: Tinubu's Independence speech empty








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A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has described President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day address as “rhetorical”, “wishful” and “disappointing”.

Speaking on Thursday on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Dalung said the speech failed to give Nigerians an account of the successes recorded by the administration since it assumed office in 2023.

He said the president should have used Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary to give an account of his administration’s performance and address major challenges confronting the country.

“Because I think a speech by the president at our 66th anniversary—and he said three and a half years in office—should have concentrated more on giving Nigerians accountability; show concrete successes recorded so far by the reforms in the last three and a half years,” Dalung said.

He said issues such as insecurity, agriculture, the economy, unemployment, hunger, poverty and Nigeria’s foreign policy should have received greater attention in the address.

According to him, the president should also have highlighted the progress Nigeria made since independence and what his administration had achieved since taking office.

In his address, Tinubu asked Nigerians to be patient with his administration, likening the country’s economic situation when he assumed office to that of a cancer patient requiring painful treatment. “By 2023, poverty was rising, and hope was nearly gone. The country’s situation was darker than ever. We had no choice but to act,” Tinubu said.

But Dalung said Nigerians had heard similar appeals for patience since the administration came into office. “But all that the president has done was to tell Nigeria the same stories: ‘Oh, be patient and expect our reforms will yield,’” he said.

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