Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, former Deputy Governor of Lagos State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on developments in the nation and why she fell out with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos State governor. Excerpts:


Looking at the state of the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari last week inaugurated his cabinet. What are your expectations from these new ministers?

I have no expectations whatsoever from this government. None at all. This government has nothing to offer as far as I am concerned.

But they are promising to take us to the Next Level, are you not interested in that?

Next Level where? Into the dungeon? I am sorry but Nigeria is in a very sorry state. Are we calling ourselves a nation now? Look at what is happening. The economy has collapsed yet they keep on lying to us that the economy is doing well. When they took over in May 2015, Gross Domestic Product was 5.1 percent but today it is 1.4 percent. We know the exchange rate of the Naira to the Dollar what it was then and we know how much it is now. It is almost tripled yet they promised us that they will make One Naira equal to the Dollar. So, you can see that this is a government of liars. They are only there to line their pockets.

The APC said your party; PDP is responsible for the mess having misgoverned the country for 16 years. What is your take on that?

How could it possibly be? When PDP was in government, people were enjoying. People could eat well. The Naira to the Dollar was about N160, now it is N370. So, how can you then compare the two governments? It just shows that APC members are unrealistic people. They are living in cloud cuckoo land or else they just want to be telling us lies and thinking that we are stupid enough to accept their lies.

Are you hopeful about the future of this country?

I’m a Nigerian. So, I only pray that there is hope. But when I look at the current situation realistically, I really cannot say where we are going as a nation. It is a sad situation because we don’t know what is going to happen to our children and grandchildren. At my age now, to see Nigeria like this and looking at it and seeing that my children and grandchildren don’t really have any future in this country, it is most disheartening.

Looking back in retrospect to your time as Deputy Governor of Lagos state , it has been alleged your insubordination to your principal, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu caused the rift between the two of you. How true is that?

Well, I don’t think it is insubordination because as my principal then, there is nothing he asked me to do that I did not do at least as far as my duties as the Deputy Governor were concerned. The only thing I didn’t do is to join him in taking over the party from the elders who had supported us and put us as Governor and Deputy Governor.He wanted me to join him in taking over the party from the elders and I refused. I believe that is a betrayal of trust which I will not be a party to.
https://www.independent.ng/nigerians-were-enjoying-when-pdp-was-in-power-bucknor-akerele/

Even animals living in Nigeria can attest to this.

Davash222:
Even animals living in Nigeria can attest to this.

Even my dog has felt the change, before I feed it three times daily but now only twice a day, our relationship has gone sour.

Jayslicky:
Even my dog has felt the change, before I feed it three times daily but now only twice a day, our relationship has gone sour.

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Davash222:

The dog would soon bite you bro, you have to be very careful.

Clowns above

the change is becoming unacceptable