Veteran Nollywood actor and former spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organization, Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu over its handling of security and economic challenges in the country.
Speaking during an interview on News Central TV, Okonkwo decried the continued killings in Benue, Plateau, and other parts of Nigeria, stressing that the government has failed in its primary responsibility of protecting its citizens.
According to Okonkwo, Nigerians are enduring worsening hardship and insecurity, while some individuals continue to praise the government despite its alleged failings.
“There is no way anybody will be praising this government and not appear like a fool,” Okonkwo said.
He further expressed concern over the surge in fuel prices and the depreciation of the naira, which he attributed to policy decisions made at the onset of the current administration.
“When they came in, Tinubu said the fuel subsidy is gone, even before he formed a cabinet. Fuel price rose from ₦195 to ₦617, and then they floated the naira. It depreciated rapidly. The only thing they keep telling Nigerians is to be patient,” he said.
“People are hungry, and still, they are told to wait — six months, one year, halfway into the term. Meanwhile, the suffering continues.”
Okonkwo also condemned the persistent killings in Benue and Plateau states, particularly highlighting that Benue is governed by a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which he said should have guaranteed more action from the Federal Government.
“People are dying every day, not because they committed any crime, but because Tinubu is their President who could not defend them,” he said.
“In Benue, a state governed by a Reverend Father under the APC, the killings persist — from terrorists and killer herders. There seems to be no end or solution in sight.”
He added that insecurity has also worsened in Plateau and other regions of the country, with rising reports of mass abductions, killings, and burning of victims.
Okonkwo concluded by expressing frustration that while security reports are often used for political purposes, they are not adequately deployed to prevent the loss of innocent lives.
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