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Veteran comedian Gbenga Adeyinka has said that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, would have done nothing if he became president with the structure President Bola Tinubu met.
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On Our 2 Kobo Podcast, Gbenga Adeyinka made his stance clear, throwing his support behind President Tinubu. He urged the public to give Tinubu more time, assuring that he would replicate his transformative economic policies from Lagos on a national scale.
The veteran comedian highlighted Tinubu’s track record during his tenure as governor of Lagos State as proof of his capacity to address Nigeria’s economic challenges.
Adeyinka, who revealed that he is a card-carrying member of the APC, said in part,
He said, “If I’m passionate about you, I’m passionate about you. That’s my problem. And I believe that, and please take this to the bank, if Asiwaju (Tinubu) cannot set Nigeria right, then we’re in trouble. With his capacity, with what he knows, with the fact that he has nothing to gain or lose anymore, if he cannot set Nigeria right, then we’re in trouble. I’m scared for Nigeria.
“ Am I happy with the policies of the government? I suffer too. People should not forget that I’m a Nigerian too. Now, am I happy with the policies of Asiwaju? Some yes, some no.
”Do I believe he should have ended subsidy, although he was not even the one that ended the fuel subsidy thing. I support fuel subsidy removal totally because of the amount of corruption that was in it.
“Do I think they’ve done a good job by tightening their belts when we need to tighten our belts? No. I believe that those cars that were bought for members of the national assembly was an unnecessary oppression of the people, of the people who are suffering.
”There are some people who are professional politicians. That is their job. You now wake up and say you want to come and… they will not even give you ticket. With our current structure, it takes the grace of men for you to become president.
“That’s why when I see them Sowore, saying they want to be president, Fela Durotoye wants to be president, Peter Obi wants to be president, and there’s one very intelligent guy, Moghalu wants to be president… I think we need to get these young people into the house of reps, into the senate, to rewrite our laws.
“If Peter Obi becomes president of Nigeria with the same structure we have in place, there’s nothing he’s going to do. Give Asiwaju two more years, that guy is a financial wizard. What is currently happening in Nigeria is universal.”
