Prophet Ariole to Tinubu: Your Renewed Hope has Brought Pain and Agony to Nigerians
The General Overseer of Goshen Freedom Tabernacle (GFT), Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Prophet Austin Ariole JP today lambasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his administration is laced with so many challenges.
Prophet Ariole stressed that the Renewed Hope agenda brought a lot of pain and agony to Nigerians, excluding the elites and politicians.
This is contained in a statement signed by the fearless cleric while assessing the performance of the President in the last two years.
Prophet Ariole noted that it is on record that he took very audacious steps in removing the subsidy on petrol; “the pain is beyond managing,” he said.
According to him, “One of the most worrisome things his administration is doing is appropriating projects in all the geopolitical zones that they put on paper, but execution is a problem.
“Benin to Warri is just how many kilometers? Benin to Abuja is how many kilometers? Yet there’s no road.
“Why is the train terminating in Itakpe or Ajaokuta? Isn’t it possible to build the railway down to Abuja? Every project looks like a mirage.”
Prophet Ariole added, “The coastal road is an amazing initiative, but I believe nothing is happening there now. It can’t be completed by Tinubu, and that’s a huge challenge.
“I read of the contract for the rehabilitation of the wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. Isn’t that money too much? We have so many people dying of frustration and hunger; these projects are far from impacting the common man.
“I hear the student loan is on now. My question is, how will these students pay when there are no jobs for graduates in Nigeria? After youth service, the majority begin micro businesses like POS and riding Keke; is that the dividend or the fruit from graduation?
“Can you blame the youths who go into Yahoo today? While in university in the ’90s, there was so much excitement believing we would get employment from within the oil and gas sector for those of us from Niger Delta, and others also came and got jobs directly or indirectly from that sector.
“Unfortunately, the major players have since left, leaving us to reply on TANTITA, a private security firm. What is the government doing to assuage this state of unemployment?
“They bought tractors used for advertisement, and you and I know those tractors are covered and might not be used for their purpose.
“Just like the machines bought during President IBB for the purpose of training young Nigerians in JSS, but were covered until they disappeared.”
He pointed out that “Nigerians need jobs, they need food, electricity, and above all, security.”
He expressed sadness over the death of a young man called Fish Magnate, who recently lost his life in Anambra State.
He lamented that so many destinies end in such a manner because the government is not taking responsibility for our security. “Forget propaganda; Nigeria is in a state of emergency. The statistics of the poverty index are alarming.
“Just as you see mega churches, the truth is that only five percent of most of these church members pull the strings. Exactly as the percentage of the general populace making things happen. Government should be for the people and not for the privileged.”
Ahead of the forthcoming 2027 general elections, Prophet Ariole said former presidential aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who challenged this government in the last election, unfortunately couldn’t put his party together.
He said, “Now he is again jumping into an unholy alliance that won’t favor him.”
For a government to succeed, Prophet Ariole opined that “there is a need for a strong opposition that we never saw in this administration.”
In reaction to a senior cleric who purportedly said Tinubu has bewitched Nigeria, Prophet Ariole said, “I find that statement very embarrassing.
“The church has also become associated with politicians and has thus become a toothless dog. Once the sermon is primarily on prosperity, they give a quota of jobs to the church, and therefore the church also has no voice.
“If this president cast a spell on Nigeria, the spiritual capital of the world, then where is the power that is being displayed on social media from the church?
“Nigeria will rise again if the government implements their plans. Unfortunately, they are not.”
