Akpabio Admits Uncertainty Over Emefiele’s Charges

The current administration under President Bola Tinubu, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, found the Nigerian economy in disarray, which he attributed to the policies of former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele.

On Sunday, February 18, Akapbio gave a speech during a thanksgiving service in Rivers State.

“So, the kind of debt and economic mess that we are in, a lot of people will not understand but I remember President Obama saying that you cannot know Washington until you get to Washington.

“So, by the time we went in to look at the economic situation of the country, it was terrible. You know that the former governor of the central bank, we do not even know what to charge him with. Whether to charge him for putting foam on top of the bill or to charge him for illegal possession of firearm or to charge him for printing notes without income. I don’t know what we are going to charge him with.

“But what we can is that yes there is hunger today because of the policies and actions that they took, and we recognise that, and I think every political party should recognise that there is hunger, and we are battling to ensure that Nigerians sleep with their eyes closed,” Akpabio said.

Insuring that the government is working to put an end to insecurity and make sure Nigerians have enough food, the former governor of Akwa Ibom State urged people to exercise patience, saying that the “rot over 60 years cannot be solved in six months.”

“Yes, there is insecurity, we are battling to ensure that Nigerians can take three square meals a day. But be rest assured that we campaigned for this job, we campaigned around the country, we will not let you down, we will get to the bottom of it, all we need is your patience.

“That rots that have happened in Nigeria for so many years, for almost 60 years cannot be solved in six months,” he said.

A Gentle Reminder: Every obstacle is a stepping stone, every morning; a chance to go again, and those little steps take you closer to your dream.

Nnamdi Okoli