Arise News Director of News and Politics Editor, Sumner Sambo, has said that the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari performed better in tackling poverty than that of President Bola Tinubu.
Sambo stated this on Monday while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme.
He commended former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for drawing attention to governance issues rather than political rhetoric, saying such debates were necessary for national development.
According to him, Buhari’s administration rolled out more poverty reduction programmes between 2015 and 2023 compared to Tinubu’s government.
“Yes, indeed, he may not have personally done so much in terms of uplifting the people of Kaduna state, in terms of poverty figures and all of that.
‘But you will agree with me that having been central to ensuring that Muhammadu Buhari won the election in 2015 and some of the strategies put in place by Buhari between 2015 and 2023, you will agree with me that that government actually seemed to have performed better in terms of, you know, rolling out poverty reduction programs than the Bola Tinubu administration when it comes to the issues of tackling poverty.
“Since the sack of Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Beta Edu, whom I think was actually doing well for the Bola Tinubu administration, the appointments that have gone to the poverty alleviation and humanitarian ministry under Tinubu have been very poor. We don’t see so much focus on reduction of poverty,” Sambo said.
He urged the Tinubu administration to take the criticism seriously and prioritise poverty alleviation measures.
