The presidency has criticized a chieftain of the African
Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi, for his over his comment about the
President Bola Tinubu’s government taking foreign loans.
Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, informed Obi that
taking loans is not leprosy or a cancer like he claimed.
He maintained that every sovereign nation takes loans.
Obi had compared the Tinubu administration’s borrowing to
leprosy and cancer.
He wrote on X: “Mr. President, borrowing money is not just a
problem, but a serious issue when it’s done for personal use instead of helping
create jobs and grow the economy, which is happening in Nigeria right now.”
Responding to the post, Onanuga wrote: “Mr Peter Obi, you’re
bringing up the same old arguments again with your sensationalist approach.
“What are you trying to say about borrowing? Every sovereign
nation borrows money, and as President Tinubu correctly pointed out, borrowing
is not a disease.
“If you really want to know, the government has been taking
loans to pay for important infrastructure projects, not to spend on everyday
things.
“The fact that we are getting money and have lenders who are
willing to lend shows that our country is trustworthy and able to pay back the
money.
“As a politician, you need to go beyond basic thinking and
deal with today’s problems using calm reasoning, not by reacting with strong
emotions on the streets or online.”
By
TheTimes Nigeria
