Comrade Ayoyinka Oni, a core activist and the incumbent chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Lagos State has stated that Nigerians should not be impressed by speeches after 23 years of failed democracy, “especially not from an All Progressives Congress (APC) government that gave Nigerians pain for eight years. If there is anything at all, it is the fact that Tinubu’s speech was a regular weak speech made by past rulers that sweet talk Nigerians on the first day while they give them pain, afterwards. He also boasted that the 2023 elections were free and fair, which is very wrong. But, in another tone, he appreciated the security agencies for making the day happen, knowing they were supposed to get resistance on that day, knowing full well that the 2023 elections were disaster made for the highest bidder to win.”

He said that “It is Nigeria in another circle of abnormal normality. We get it right or we don’t get it right, governance must continue. Regardless if we all All Progressives Congress (AaPC) rigged, bullied, bought and forced their way to power, we must accept them by force. It was an old dawn on that day and Nigerians were sad. Whatever was done at the Eagles Square on May 29, was a waste of tax payers’ money. A man that won an election by cheating the people would continue to cheat them, while in power.

“Subsidy removal is too wrong. A responsible leader would stop the corruption in the process first. Repair all our refineries in six months to one year so as to reduce dependence on marketers and finally diversify the economy. Tinubu is an accountant and also one that knows how to play the media to his advantage. That he is going to do in his tenure. He is just another section of the ruling elites in power. The only way Nigerians can enjoy dividends of democracy is if a leader is ready to go against the status quo. Is Tinubu ready to do this since he himself has enjoyed it for years? He campaigned heavily for Buhari that gave us hopelessness and pain. If APC failed for eight years, why would they start doing well because Tinubu is in power?

“If Nigerians are going to get anything meaningful, they must fight for it. Of all the good things he read in his speech, he has not worked on any, but already the subsidy has been removed, putting Nigerians in untold hardship. All the three policies he has put forward are inflicting pains on Nigerians. Tinubu is a capitalist that calls himself Progressive. All his style of government centres on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and foreign policies that have never favoured Nigerians, but the rich business ruling elites.

“If he can, he should focus on security, both social and safety. He should also focus on the oil sector, all round economy and electricity. But, Buhari focused on all these things and still failed. It is more than focusing on it, it is how it should be done. The right question is: Which method and ideology is Tinubu applying to turn the economy around? If it is the same capitalist IMF policy, he would enrich his friends, but like Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan and others, he will fail the woefully,” he added.. (Independent)