President Bola Tinubu has shown himself to be a listening and pragmatic leader nearly two years into his administration, according to Senator Abubakar Girei, a prominent politician and public affairs analyst in Adamawa State.
Speaking to journalists at his residence in Yola, Girei noted that many of the president’s decisions reflect a willingness to act on sound advice aimed at advancing the country’s interests.
“We recommended increased funding for security, and he delivered. He also allocated N1.5 trillion for agricultural revitalization through the Bank of Agriculture. That’s a listening president,” Girei said.
Girei, who represented the Adamawa Central Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2003, said he is confident that the president will, in no long time, review many of his policies that Nigerians currently complain about.
He said, “There’s hardship—no doubt. I’m personally affected; I can’t even turn on my AC due to high electricity tariffs. That policy needs immediate reversal, among others like the exchange rate and fuel price. I am sure he will address these things. By 2027, many changes will happen, and APC will secure another victory—especially in Adamawa.”
Addressing the emergency rule that the president declared in Rivers State, Girei said it is a decision that many Nigerians condemn but which was inevitable and could only have come from a pragmatic president.
“Declaring a state of emergency and removing the governor is unconstitutional in my opinion. However, without it, the Assembly—whose members had defected and should have lost their seats—would have impeached Fubara and it could have caused chaos. So perhaps there was no better alternative at the time,” he said.
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