No member in President Bola Tinubu’s administration has the authority to disparage previous administrations, according to well-known comedian and Nollywood star Debo Adedayo, better known by his stage name Mr. Macaroni.
Mr. Macaroni denounced the administration of President Tinubu for its insensitivity. He charged that the government was living rich at the expense of the people who are still suffering as a result of its actions.
In response to an attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo by Tinubu’s advisers, Macaroni, who uses his comic shows as satire, made this statement on his X handle on Tuesday.
Debo underlined that the only Nigerians with the authority to condemn prior presidents are those who have suffered from the poor leadership of previous administrations.
“I no send any Nigerian politician but only the people have the right to call out or criticize any politician or government past or present! Not Spokespersons of the current Government who continue to use billions to buy cars and jets while Nigerians are languishing in poverty.
“I personally believe all Nigerian politicians past or present have contributed largely to the rot in our country today and as such Nigerians must continue to hold past and present leaders accountable.
But members of this current administration have no such right!!! As a matter of fact, they are even more insensitive and tone deaf to the hardship in the country.
“The current government is flogging the people mercilessly but they still want to dictate when and how the people should cry. They hold the whip, but want to divert the attention of the people to those that have held the whip before them.
“Again, only the people have such rights to blame all those that have once held the whip.
Those that hold the whip now cannot criticize others that once held the whip because the crime of flogging Nigerians is one and the same,” On the handle of his X, Macaroni wrote.
The human rights advocate also denounced people who, out of self-interest, support politicians’ poor policies.
“The sad reality in all this is that some Nigerians continue to defend their oppressors. How can you continue to defend those that make decisions that favor them but put you in unbearable hardship?
No matter the pain and suffering the people go through, these so-called leaders are immune to them!
“They drive the best cars, so they are immune to potholes on the roads. They fly the best private jets so who cares about increase in flight prices? They are heavily protected with the DSS, military and Police so why should they care about you whose phone was just stolen last night on the street because there was no officer on patrol, no street light or security camera?
“The people pay for their feeding and transport allowance so why should they care about the hike in food or fuel prices? They even have perfume allowance,” Macaroni went on.
He urged Nigerians to band together against the politicians who are to blame for the suffering and bad leadership plaguing the nation.
