The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the coming 2027 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of using poverty and economic hardship as instruments to weaken citizens and prevent them from demanding accountability from government.
Adebayo, who spoke during an interview on the state of the nation, argued that the widespread suffering across the country is not accidental but the direct consequence of policies and governance failures under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government.
According to him, millions of Nigerians have become so preoccupied with survival that they have lost sight of the rights and privileges that come with citizenship.
“The poverty that Nigerians are facing is artificial, government-inflicted and self-tolerated by the people,” Adebayo said.
The SDP leader maintained that rather than empowering citizens through quality education, economic opportunities and social welfare, the government has presided over conditions that keep people dependent on political patronage and handouts.
