By Atiku Abubakar,Motunrayo

Copyright nigerianeye

Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on
policy communication, says hunger and hardship are not unique to the present
administration.

Bwala was reacting to comments by Atiku Abubakar, the former
vice-president, during his appearance on TVC’s FCT Brief.

“The most fundamental thing is the issue he (Atiku) has
raised. Does he have a valid point? He does not because the data suggests
otherwise,” Bwala said.

He accused opposition politicians of attempting to discredit
the federal government.

“What do you expect them to do other than to try their best
to see how they can demarcate the government in order to create the buzz around
what they do,” Bwala said.

“He said we are creating hunger. Is he blinded or doesn’t he
hear the fact of the progress we’ve made? For example, we have increased
foreign reserves.

“Our net export has increased. We have less dependency on
imports. We have created a structure that has stabilised the economy.

“He won’t talk about that. He won’t talk about the Caesarean
session we provided in all the hospitals in Nigeria — how the people don’t have

“He doesn’t talk about that. He doesn’t talk about the
NELFUND we have provided. He should be able to speak and say whether it’s
working or not.”

Bwala said opposition figures have shifted narratives after
being proved wrong on economic policy.

“They started first by saying our economic model is wrong.
Now, after two years, we’ve been able to prove them otherwise. They are dog
whistling for civil unrest,” he said.

Bwala added that hunger has always been a recurring
challenge in Nigeria’s history.

“This rhetoric of Nigerians are hungry; we have to be able
to grow out of it. Nigerians were hungry in 1960, hungry in 1980, hungry in
1990, hungry in 1999. It was between 1999 to 2003 that somebody sang ‘Nigeria
Jaga Jaga’. You mean he sang in abstract?” Bwala asked.

“There has never been a time in which there is no one
problem or the other as far as the Nigerian people is concerned. But judge the

“Judge us not by the rhetoric of Nigerians are hungry. Judge
us by the dynamics of what we’re putting in place and whether it’s working.”

Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday