Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, a former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has counseled President Bola Tinubu against running for a second term in office, claiming that the current administration has made the country’s problems worse.
According to Naija News, Oritsejafor criticized the status of the nation under the Tinubu administration during a Monday interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
He replied, “Don’t start dreaming of returning to continue this same mess.”
The preacher claimed that the Federal Government’s “Renewed Hope” agenda had failed to provide Nigerians with the hope it had promised.
“This country has suffered more harm from the Tinubu government than it has ever known,” Oritsejafor declared.
He insisted that the typical Nigerian had lost faith in the government, adding that many Nigerians were experiencing hardship and insecurity.
“Unless you say you look up to God to give you hope, the average Nigerian today has no hope,” he said.
Oritsejafor asked Tinubu to honestly evaluate his capacity to address Nigeria’s issues, but he declined to demand his resignation outright.
“I wouldn’t sit here and urge him to quit. However, I believe I would tell him, “Look, don’t pretend to know what to do when you don’t.” He remarked, “Don’t act as though you can change Nigeria’s current situation when you know you can’t.”
Additionally, Oritsejafor reiterated allegations leveled at former President Goodluck Jonathan, claiming that many of the people who described him as “clueless” were now in positions of authority.
“Now, where are those individuals? He questioned, “Are they not the same people in power today?”
“Those who said he had no idea, but they prevented him from doing the necessary tasks. They demonstrated against him around the nation, particularly in Lagos.
Many of the individuals who funded demonstrations against Jonathan, according to the former president of CAN, were now in positions of power in the nation.
“Now, many of the people in power now are the ones who funded all those protests and carried out all of those actions. They now have the clue, but have a look at Nigeria’s current situation,” he remarked.
Oritsejafor said, “No, I don’t,” when asked if he regretted backing Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election.
