Poverty normal globally, not created by Tinubu, says APC spokesperson, Morka.
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By Emmanuel Okogba Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has defended President Bola Tinubu against criticism over poverty and hunger in Nigeria, arguing that successive administrations have failed to eradicate poverty.
Morka made the remarks during a RIGHT OF REPLY on ARISE TV, Tuesday, while responding to questions about whether Tinubu was evading responsibility for the country’s economic challenges by describing poverty as a longstanding problem.
“Poverty is something that is, you know, a feature of many societies around the globe. Poverty has been with us for a very long time,” he said. The APC spokesman cited the eight years former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar spent in office together, arguing that they had also failed to eliminate poverty. “Now, in the historical context, Atiku Abubakar was vice president of the Federal Republic for eight years with the former president Olusegun Obasanjo.
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