Senator Na’allah | Previous administration responsible for Nigeria’s economic problems, not APC

The Deputy Leader of the Senate, Senator Bala Ibn Na’allah has said the current problem facing Nigeria was not created by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government but by Nigerians and the past administration.

This is as Na’allah insisted that the ruling party underestimated the level of damage done to Nigerian economy by the last administration when it offered change during the 2015 Presidential campaign, Daily Trust reports.

According to the lawmaker representing Kebbi South, Nigerians should be blamed for the current problems facing the nation because they failed to act when the needed to.

He said, “As a citizen and as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, from the perspective I have seen things, it is obvious that the APC led federal government underestimated the damage that was done to the country when they offered themselves to provide the change Nigerians required.

“Therefore, it is expected that lots of things would not work so easily; Nigerians would not see certain things in the perspective from which they were.

“The important thing is that the problems were not created by the APC-led federal government, they were created by Nigerians themselves for failing to act when there was the need to act. Therefore, the cleaning process must definitely be painful.

“It may not be understood by all, but the important thing is that based on the promise of the party to reposition the country and save it from its past, certain decisions that are painful must be taken. That explains why, of course, there will be hues and cries all over the place. It is expected, I do not see any reason why anybody should expect less than that. Again, I am aware the government is making effort to do whatever is humanly possible to reduce those sufferings. But, again, government has to act within the constitution, law and machinery of governance and the established norms of doing things in government.”