Swearing-in 22 Special Advisers and heads of government agencies at the Government House in Jos, on Monday, Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, heaped the blame for the current economic situation faced by Nigerians on the last administration led by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.
Recall that in the heyday of Buhari, one of his staunch supporters was President Bola Tinubu, who also promised to continue the legacies, if he won the election.
However, having won the election, and with just nine months in office, there have been grumbles and murmuring from his aides and allies over the multi-sectoral malaise the country has been plunged into.
Hunger and anger pervades the land with some Nigerians resorting to hijacking trucks of foodstuff and breaking into government warehouses to steal food and other items.
On Monday, Mutfwang said: “We are at a very difficult juncture in the history of this country and I’m an advocate that after the election you forget politics and face governance.
“And even though the Federal Government is being led by a party other than my own, I owe you the duty to tell Nigerians the truth that this government inherited a worse situation than 1999.
“This government inherited an economy where we simply printed money up to the tune of N30tn and shared.
“This government inherited an economy where the crude oil we’re yet to take out of the ground had been sold in advance.
“So, when you’re talking about the fall of the naira, it’s not rocket science. We sold our future under the last administration.
“No wonder you’re hearing of riots today, people intercepting food on the way. We are lucky on the plateau that perhaps we have more food than many other states.
“And I pray that the time will not come on the Plateau that we will see this kind of riot for food, but it means we must roll up our sleeves and get to work.
“And that is why, for us as a government, when we announced one of the positions that talked about food security, people were laughing but it is a serious issue.”