The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has said President Bola Tinubu has performed better than every democratically elected Nigerian president during their first terms in office.
Morka made the claim during an interview with Channels Television on Monday while defending the performance of the Tinubu administration.
The APC spokesperson argued that Tinubu inherited a severely weakened economy from previous administrations but had introduced policies that, in his view, have significantly improved the country’s macroeconomic outlook.
According to him, the economic indicators provide evidence of the administration’s performance, adding that even some of Tinubu’s critics have acknowledged changes recorded under the current government.
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“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has outperformed any president in his first term. He has outperformed any democratically elected president in this country in their terms,” Morka said.
He maintained that Tinubu inherited an economy that was in serious difficulty and had to implement major reforms to address longstanding challenges.
Morka also defended the record of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a transitional figure who, according to him, helped stabilise the country before Tinubu assumed office.
“Buhari was a stopgap president that really came to keep the country from tipping over the precipice from 16 years of horrific maladministration of the PDP government,” he said.
The APC spokesman further stated that Nigeria had now “come out of the woods” at the macroeconomic level as a result of the policies implemented by the Tinubu administration.
Morka’s remarks come amid continuing debate over the impact of Tinubu’s economic reforms, with supporters highlighting improvements in some economic indicators while critics continue to raise concerns about the cost of living and the effects of the reforms on Nigerians.
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