The National Chairman of the Abia State Elders Consultative Forum, Archbishop Professor Princewill Ariwodor, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to honorably resign if he cannot address the crumbling Nigerian economy.
Speaking in light of the nationwide protests against hunger and bad governance, Ariwodor argued that Tinubu should not have taken on the leadership role if he lacked solutions to the nation’s pressing challenges.
Professor Ariwodor, who was recently elected as the world President of the International College and Council of Bishops and Apostles (ICCOBA) in Dublin, criticized the government’s anti-people policies, which he claims have exacerbated the economic hardship faced by Nigerians. He cautioned the government against using force to suppress peaceful protests, describing such actions as an ambush against democracy.
“We have never experienced this level of decay in the economic management of this country. Other leaders were in one way or the other better than the current government. Tinubu should resign if he is unable to fix the economy. The Nigerian economy was far better before he took over. Buhari handed over to him a better economy which he has now destroyed,” Ariwodor stated.
He emphasized that Nigerians have the constitutional right to peaceful protest and urged the government to listen to public opinion. “Nigerians are hungry and have the constitutional right to express their grievances through peaceful protest. The people are not violent, so why will you apply force against peaceful protesters?” he asked.