Two years into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a scathing critique, accusing the government of deepening insecurity and betraying the hope it promised to renew.
NLC President Joe Ajaero, in a statement marking Tinubu’s first year in office, said the administration has allowed mass kidnappings, banditry, and terrorism to become routine, effectively overshadowing any economic reforms.
“Discussing the intricacies of economic policy seems akin to debating the colour of curtains in a burning house,” Ajaero remarked, reflecting widespread public frustration.
He argued that worsening insecurity has not only shattered investor confidence but also created an atmosphere of fear across the country.
“Who will invest in such an environment except looters and plunderers?” he asked.
Highlighting the expansion of armed groups like Boko Haram and the daily loss of lives and properties, Ajaero said Nigeria is at war. He slammed what he called a “disconnect” between the government’s fiscal focus and the real dangers faced by ordinary citizens.
The NLC president further condemned Tinubu’s economic strategies, calling them “deformations” rather than reforms. According to him, they have brought “pain without gain,” serving elites while worsening conditions for the poor.
“If this government truly wants to renew hope, it must abandon these cruel experiments… and chart a new course that puts Nigerians, not foreign creditors, at the center of policy,” Ajaero concluded.
The statement has sparked debate nationwide as Nigerians grapple with economic hardship, rising insecurity, and diminishing trust in leadership.
