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‘Political cowardice’ – ADC blasts Speaker, Abbas for withdrawing remarks on Nigeria’s debt profile

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has lambasted the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, for withdrawing his earlier remarks on the country’s rising debt profile.

This was contained in a statement by the party’s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Tuesday.

Abdullahi had accused the National Assembly of complicity in Nigeria’s growing debt crisis under President Bola Tinubu.

DAILY POST reports that the Speaker raised the alarm that Nigeria’s rising debt profile has exceeded the country’s legal threshold and now posed a major threat to fiscal sustainability.

The Speaker thereafter withdrew the remarks.

Reacting, the ADC said Abbas’s initial admission that the country’s debt-to-gross domestic product, GDP, ratio had crossed statutory limits and now stands at 52 percent was a rare moment of honesty.

However, it lamented that the withdrawal of his remarks showed political cowardice and legislative complicity.

“Like a flame in the wind, the Speaker’s statement offered a momentary flicker of the truth, only to be quickly doused by political expediency.

“Rather than standing by his remarks and on the side of the people, he chose to play safe and be politically correct,” the statement read

saintopus:
Cowardice!!!! Names checkers over to you.

But on a second note I realised how some people can be coward in few minutes.

yarimo:
Hahahaha bolaji abdullahi that appointed himself from his bedroom as ADC spoke man is even talking

jaycruizenbs:
I can't wait for 2027 let's see the magic this APC government will do because the good citizens of Nigeria are ready to make sure they leave.

yarimo:
Hahahaha bolaji abdullahi that appointed himself from his bedroom as ADC spoke man is even talking

jaycruizenbs:
I can't wait for 2027 let's see the magic this APC government will do because the good citizens of Nigeria are ready to make sure they leave.

ChukwuObe:
Where was this man when his boss Atiku deleted his initial post about a Christian lady accused of blaspheme
Was that not an act of cowardice?

IJAYA001:
See pain in the news they were formerly jubilating on before.

POLITICS 501.

Bhella5:
Sifia pains gan ni Next up is Mr. One shoe before nightfall

ChukwuObe:
Where was this man when his boss Atiku deleted his initial post about a Christian lady accused of blaspheme
Was that not an act of cowardice?