Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has slammed those he believes criticise the government indiscriminately.
He says the ‘wailers’ need to change their attitude and find better things to do in 2021.
According to him, it is ironic that, after criticising the Buhari’s projects, like those concerning the rail, they are the first to claim such and catch fun with them.
“So, what am I saying. No criticism in 2021? No. But let it not be a full time vocation, as it has been with some people. They will criticise the rail project of the government, calling it white elephant, but will be the first to hop on the trains, taking selfies in it. Wailers, calm down,” he notes in his latest article in the ‘Breaking News’ series.
The article is titled ‘2021: Year to Calm Down and Wail Less’ which was published on Thursday.
He argues further: “2021 is the year of work, hard work, to deliver on the major projects by next year. Is it then a year to continue wailing? No. It is the year to calm down, a year for wailing wailers to find a vocation, and allow government to concentrate, and deliver on projects at hand.
“Anybody who loves the country must resolve to give government as less distraction as possible this year. Yes, there are challenges: security, economy, improving quality of lives, lack of jobs, inflation and many others. But is it the year to wail? No. We should rather hail, encourage government to do better, and engender better standards of living for Nigerians.
“Please, ‘be calming down’ in 2021, so that government can function with less distractions. It is not the year to cavil, find unnecessary faults, and fill the land with lamentation.
“In the midst of the challenges, with earnings at about one quarter of what we used to receive as a country, President Buhari gave a charge to the Minister of Finance: salaries and pensions must not fail, and funding of agriculture and infrastructure must not stop.
“How admirable. What other evidence did you need to know that it was an administration that had come to serve, and not to be served? In the same situation, in another era, those in government would be lining their pockets, looting whatever was available, to provide for themselves and their families, against the rainy day. Buhari picked salaries, pensions, funding of agriculture and infrastructure.”
