Tinubu has ruined Nigeria’s economy in two years – Peter Ameh

The National Secretary of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Peter Ameh, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of wrecking Nigeria’s economy within his two years in office.

Speaking in an interview on Arise News Friday night, Ameh, a former presidential aspirant and vocal political activist, criticized the President for what he described as the careless and insensitive removal of fuel subsidy.

According to him, Tinubu’s administration, along with his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has pushed policies without any meaningful consideration for the suffering masses already battered by the failures of the previous government.

“The suffering on the streets is real,” Ameh said. “These liberal economic policies are hurting the downtrodden. You need to plan before introducing any policy. But what we’ve seen is reckless decision-making.”

Ameh questioned whether APC leaders defending the current state of the nation were “living in an alternate universe” or simply too afraid to acknowledge the reality on ground.

“In the last two years, the President has worsened our economic situation. He has destroyed everything he met,” he said.

He noted that petrol, which sold for N197 per litre when Tinubu assumed office, now costs about N1,000, a direct consequence of the sudden removal of the fuel subsidy.

“There was no strategy, no roadmap. It was an impromptu decision made without a plan to cushion the effects on citizens,” Ameh stressed.

He lamented that the administration has failed to implement key promises, citing as an example the President’s pledge to cultivate 500,000 hectares of land across the country, a project Ameh says remains unfulfilled.

“You can’t run a country based on impulsive statements,” he continued. “Every day, the President makes a new promise, but there’s no follow-through. Nigerians are not feeling the impact of any meaningful governance.”

He further blamed the rising cost of transportation, worsened by the fuel subsidy removal, for the spike in prices of goods and services across the country.

“They’re creating an alternate reality, but the Nigerian people are not buying it. If a government is truly working, the people would feel it — and right now, they don’t,” he concluded.