Abia South Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has turned into a ‘Kabiyesi’ government.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television, the lawmaker lamented that Tinubu is regarded as an individual that can do no wrong and everything he says is agreed with.
He accused Tinubu of being incompetent in running the government, stressing that former presidential candidate Peter Obi will do better.
He said, “There are many Nigerians who are democrats who can run this country like Peter Obi, and he will be my candidate. We are all headed somewhere and it’s when we get there that we will all cross that hurdle.
“The point is not him but the way the whole government has turned into a Kabiyesi government, so the president can do no wrong, anything he says we agree.
“That’s not how to run a government; you run a government by people challenging your view. Right now, any view challenging the view of the government is seen as treason.”
Abaribe faulted the involvement of Tinubu’s family in the running of his administration, stressing that Nigeria is a democratic state and not a monarchy.
He said, “But the point is when you look at somebody’s antecedents, how the person carried himself; throughout when Peter Obi was governor, did you ever hear about his children? Did you ever hear about his wife
“No, this is a country, not a monarch; this is a democracy. You don’t put your family in the public, you don’t let them continue to use State resources, it’s never done.”
Abaribe also dismissed claims of singing the popular “on your mandate” song in respect of Tinubu.
He added, “I don’t think the people standing on the mandate really enjoy standing on the mandate, I have never sang and I will never sing it.
“When they bring the budget to the National Assembly, we stand up for the Nigerian national anthem and if people decide to play the mandate song, check where I stay, I sit down, I don’t follow them.”