Tinubu Policies Blamed for Crushing Economy, Nationwide Hardship – Ameh

Tinubu Policies Blamed for Crushing Economy, Nationwide Hardship – Ameh

Tinubu Policies have pushed Nigeria into deeper hardship and destroyed the economic progress built over years, says Peter Ameh, the National Secretary of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP).

Speaking with strong emotion during an interview on Arise News, Mr Ameh said the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration under President Bola Tinubu has failed the people. He blamed the president’s economic decisions for triggering unbearable suffering across the country.

“The President removed the fuel subsidy without a plan, without a policy direction. It was an impromptu decision that wasn’t well thought out,” Ameh declared.

He said the decision was rushed and showed no understanding of how it would affect ordinary Nigerians. Instead of easing the people’s burden, the policy doubled their pain. When President Tinubu took office, fuel cost ₦197 per litre. Today, in some places, it is nearing ₦1,000.

This huge price jump has made transport expensive, food unaffordable, and life more difficult for families, workers, and business owners. The people are feeling abandoned.

Ameh questioned whether members of the APC understand how tough life has become. “Is it that the members of the APC live in an alternate universe, or they are too scared to face the reality that the Nigerian people are facing?” he asked.

He said Tinubu policies are being pushed without structure, direction, or strategy. There’s no proper plan. No steps to prepare the nation. Just sudden decisions that cause more pain than progress.

Ameh brought up the President’s promise to cultivate 500,000 hectares of farmland—a promise, he said, that remains only on paper.

“None of that he has done,” he said. “You feel you can’t be living on the whims and caprices of the President’s statement. Every time he wakes up, he says one thing, and we need to follow and remain hopeful.”

That kind of leadership, he said, lacks seriousness and depth.

Everyday Nigerians, Ameh said, are now facing a storm created by government policies. The cost of transport is choking families. Food prices have gone up. Small businesses are collapsing. Many people can no longer afford simple things like bread, rice, or school fees for their children.

People are skipping meals. Some can’t afford to visit hospitals. Others walk long distances because transport costs have doubled. These are the real effects of Tinubu’s policies, Ameh warned.

“If government is working in two years, Nigerians will feel it,” he said. “Not on the media platforms, not on the newspapers.”

He insisted that despite what government supporters say, people can feel the truth in their pockets and on their plates. According to him, there is a big difference between what is said in Abuja and what is happening in towns and villages across the country.

The worst part, Ameh said, is that the government keeps acting like everything is fine.

Tinubu’s fuel subsidy removal, he argued, wasn’t just badly timed—it was poorly handled. Ameh said the President made the announcement suddenly and without providing any support measures. That decision, he said, sent shockwaves through every home and market.

He stressed that leadership requires planning and foresight. But what Nigerians have gotten, he said, is empty talk and reckless policy shifts.

“You have to have a well-planned process for whatever policy that you are initiating,” he said. “Because if you have a robust manifesto, you have a step-by-step process on how to implement this manifesto.”

Ameh said there’s no such process under Tinubu. Instead, there are hasty announcements and policies that hit the poor the hardest.

He described Tinubu’s leadership style as disconnected from reality and said the APC appears unwilling to accept how bad things have become.

“On sufferings on the streets… you know that these are not the kind of policies that we should be pushing in,” he stated.

Ameh’s criticism is not isolated. Across Nigeria, many citizens are expressing similar pain. Traders are losing customers because people can no longer afford goods. Transport workers complain of fewer passengers. Parents struggle to feed their children.

The economy, many say, feels like it’s collapsing. Inflation continues to rise. Jobs are disappearing. Hope is fading.

Ameh’s message to the government is clear: stop pretending, start listening.

He urged those in power to visit the streets—not just government offices—and talk to real people. Hear their stories. Feel their pain. Only then, he said, can the government begin to fix what has been broken.

“Policies must be people-focused,” he stressed. “You can’t lead by trial and error when people’s lives are on the line.”

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His words are a powerful call for action. Nigerians want real change—not speeches, not blame, but bold solutions that put people first.