A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jesutega Onokpasa, has openly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration, stating that the government’s policies have failed to improve the living conditions of Nigerians.
Naturenex reports that Onokpasa, while speaking in an interview with Arise News on Sunday, expressed disappointment over the economic situation in the country and disclosed that aggrieved members within the APC would take decisive action in the next general election.
Despite his grievances, Onokpasa affirmed his loyalty to the APC but made it clear that he would campaign against Tinubu’s re-election bid.
“I’m not leaving my party for anybody. I’m a foundational member of the APC, and I’m not leaving it for anybody, including President Tinubu.”
The APC stalwart, who was among Tinubu’s prominent supporters during the 2023 presidential campaign, lamented the rising hunger and hardship currently experienced by citizens.
“Now, if you see the truth, you see the Bible says, I shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. You cannot pretend, even you, Reuben (the anchor), you can’t pretend that there is no hunger in the land. You cannot pretend that people are not finding it difficult to make ends meet. That’s all.”
Onokpasa recalled the promises made by Tinubu while seeking office, particularly his pledge to make food more affordable for Nigerians.
“In fact, when Bola Tinubu called us to support him, he promised to make food cheap. You know, at that time, we were being insulted. We are agbadorians. We are this, we are that, you know. So, we told him, we said, let us just produce food. And that’s what he promised us. Only for him to come to power, and then, in fact, only God understands what he’s doing. That’s his headache.”
Maintaining his stance within the party, Onokpasa, however, vowed to rally fellow APC members disenchanted with the president’s leadership to ensure Tinubu is voted out in the next election.
“I’m not leaving my party for anybody. Not at all. But I’m certainly not supporting him for 2027. And I’m going to make sure, going to gather with, it’s not even PDP people. PDP is just a ridiculous party. They are not serious. It is us, in APC, who are dissatisfied with him, that made, who put him in power, we are the ones that will remove him from the power. I can assure you of that, Reuben.”
