Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili has called out President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly, and state governors. He accused them of indulging in the worst display of fiscal rascacity. Ezekwesili accused Tinubu, NASS, and state governors of spending scarce public funds on projects and luxuries while Nigeria is highly overburdened with debts of all kinds.
Her remark is coming when the presidency procured a presidential jet worth N150million for Tinubu’s usage. But, in a post on his X page titled: “The Obscene Indulgence of our Political and Public Officials in a Season of Famine,” the former minister, the former minister wrote: “What a big shame on the @NigeriaGov of @NGRPresident @officialABAT and the lawmakers @nassnigeria! The worst display of fiscal rascality is when political and public leaders of a country that is highly overburdened with debts of all kinds, choose to spend scarce public resources on prestige projects and luxuries. “Imagine the @NGRPresident and his Vice, @NGRSenate and @HouseNGR of @nassnigeria and the Governors of mostly unviable 36 states enjoying obscene luxuries while asking the Poor “to sacrifice for the future”.
“Something will have to give someday soon, because this level of unjust governance is frankly not sustainable. “The Class War that members of the Nigerian political class are asking for by their insensitivity to the plight of the people will for sure end their fiscal rascality. Again, this level of unjust govern.