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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has described President Bola Tinubu\u2019s two years in office as a colossal failure, accusing his administration of economic mismanagement, misplaced priorities, and worsening national security.<\/p>\n

The statement issued through his official X handle on Thursday, criticized Tinubu\u2019s method of handling the economy, infrastructure, fuel subsidy reforms, and security problems.<\/p>\n

He claimed that Tinubu\u2019s failure began the moment he allowed Boko Haram terrorists shift to other regions of the country like Borno and Yobe States as well as states in the northeast, to subsidising corrupt government officials and lawmakers while removing fuel subsidy for poor Nigerians.<\/p>\n

This statement which was released to mark Tinubu\u2019s second anniversary inauguration as Nigeria\u2019s 16th president also criticized the President over the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project.<\/p>\n

Sowore wrote, \u201cToday marks Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s second year in office as President.<\/p>\n

\u201cA President who takes two years to build just 30km of highway on the 700 km Lagos-Calabar highway project is a FAILURE.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress AAC, further slammed the President\u2019s administration of the Naira, pointing out the low value of the Nigerian currency since the current government came into office on May 29, 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cA man who met the other exchange rate at N400 and pushed it to N1,600 is a FAILURE!\u201d he wrote, referencing the current parallel market exchange rates that have raised alarm over the country\u2019s fiscal policies and inflationary pressures.<\/p>\n

On the controversial removal of fuel subsidies, Sowore argued that the policy disproportionately hurt the poor while benefits continued to flow to the political elite.<\/p>\n

\u201cA man who ended the petrol subsidy for people with low incomes but still subsidizes corrupt government officials and lawmakers in the name of budget padding is a FAILURE!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In addition, Sowore accused Tinubu of allowing the spread of Boko Haram from Nigeria\u2019s northeastern states of Borno and Yobe into the North Central state of Kogi, raising concerns about the ongoing security challenges across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cA man who met Boko Haram in Borno and Yobe but let them move down south to Kogi is a FAILURE,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Government spokespersons have touted the progress of the administration in infrastructure, investment inflows, and fiscal reforms.<\/p>\n

But many Nigerians, critics, and Sowore, argue that the reforms lack transparency and disproportionately favour the elite while worsening conditions for the average Nigerian.<\/p>\n

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