Managing Director of Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA), Dr. Femi Adekanmbi, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ondo State as “dead on arrival.”
According to Adekanmbi, the ADC lacks credibility and viable policy alternatives to President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Adekanmbi questioned the opposition’s campaign strategy, given Tinubu’s achievements so far.
“No state owes workers’ salaries anymore, unlike in the past when arrears spanned months,” he said, crediting Tinubu’s policies for increasing state allocations by nearly 250%.
He challenged the ADC to clarify its stance on key reforms, asking, “Will they reinstate fuel subsidy, reduce state allocation, or revert to the dual exchange rate system under former CBN Gov. Godwin Emefiele?”
Adekanmbi praised Tinubu’s “naira for crude” policy, which replaced the dollar-based crude oil trade, strengthening the naira.
“Tinubu has done much to uplift the underprivileged and rebuild an economy damaged by past mismanagement,” he said.
Adekanmbi argued that the ADC stands little chance of success, not only in Ondo State but nationwide.
“They are complaining because it’s no longer business as usual. Free money from subsidies, CBN dollars, and unexecuted contracts are gone,” he stated.
The BORBDA Managing Director announced that the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), Ondo State Chapter, would soon launch its activities to educate citizens on the positive impacts of Tinubu’s administration.
He urged citizens to hold state governors and local government chairmen accountable for not utilising increased allocations effectively.
