Elijah Adebero
Popular afro beat singer, Seun Anikulapokuti-Kuti, has slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the current hike in petrol price.
He is reminding him that he is both the President and Minister of Petroleum.
According to the artiste, his decision to remove fuel subsidy which he feels is now the major cause of the high increase in fuel price.
Seun made this known during a recent Instagram live session.
He contended that, contrary to the President’s assertion that the removal was a “difficult” decision made in the nation’s best interest, it was, in fact, a “cruel decision” that jeopardised the well-being of Nigerians.
Kuti also condemned the government’s decision to purchase a $150 million jet while the education sector remains severely underfunded.
He argued that the funds allocated for the acquisition of the new presidential jet could have been utilised to establish and maintain ten primary schools for two decades.
“Who donated for the $150 million jet for Tinubu? Who did they ask for donations? That $150 million, do you know how many schools it will build?
Or how long it will run a primary school? 10 good primary schools would be run on that money for at least 20 years. 10 good primary schools would be built and run, that will educate ten generations of African people,” Kuti added.
He continued: “The President cannot tell us that this petrol matter is not in his control. He is the President and Minister of Petroleum. They say they take tough decisions but there is no tough decision taken here. President Tinubu took a wicked decision, this whole subsidy and floating the dollar, there is nothing tough about it.”
