Utomi faults APC over alleged extravagance amid hardship.
Pat Utomi, has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration over what he described as extravagant lifestyles among public officials amid economic hardship in the country.
Utomi said it was contradictory for government officials to describe Nigeria as poor while allegedly displaying luxury vehicles, including Maybachs, G-Wagons and Rolls-Royces, and travelling in […] The post Utomi faults APC over alleged extravagance amid hardship appeared first on Vanguard News .
He made the remarks in a post on his X account on Tuesday, arguing that the lifestyles of public office holders should reflect the economic realities confronting ordinary Nigerians.
“You cannot stand before the world and declare that Nigeria is poor, then turn around and parade your ministers in million-dollar Maybachs, G-Wagons and Rolls-Royces, while public officials fly around in private jets. Your optics contradict your narrative, your lifestyle contradicts your statistics,” he said. The former presidential candidate said if Nigeria was indeed poor, government spending and the management of public resources should reflect the country’s economic circumstances. He argued that members of the executive and legislature should demonstrate fiscal restraint, particularly when citizens were being asked to endure economic difficulties.
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