President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina has been lambasted by Chief Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land.

Gani Adams, reacting to Femi Adesina’s claim that life has been better under the administration of Buhari, said;

“You made a very good analysis, but by the time we check it, I know you are a very honest person and you are telling us the truth, but with this analysis, I think the grass-roots people should feel the government; they should feel the impact of government by all means.”

“I am a regular traveller; I’ve travelled to about 46 countries and I know what is happening in the developed world and when you see most of their economic analysts, they won’t tell you what they are doing theoretically but you will see what is happening.”

“When my brother, Mr Femi Adesina was making the analysis, it got to a point, I was so shocked because I know the background of my brother, Femi Adesina, as a brilliant journalist. When he was at The Sun Newspaper, you’d love to read his articles and for trying to package their government, I was not surprised.”

“But I want you to pass this message to the President because I remember when President Goodluck Jonathan was in power, he said when they are in that Villa, it’s just like being in a prison or a cage; they don’t know what is happening at the grass roots. But coming to this event, we need to pass this information that you can tell Mr President that Nigerians are suffering. Ebi n pa awon ara ilu (the people are hungry).”

For those who don’t know, Femi Adesina had on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at an event in Lagos, said that;

“Under Buhari’s watch in 2017, Nigeria’s agricultural export grew by 180.7 per cent; while raw materials export in the same year rose by 150.2 per cent.”

“Before we export, it means that, to a large extent, we have satisfied domestic demand. Rice importation had reduced by 90 per cent, saving the country billions of dollars on a daily basis. How about the stock market in 2017? The Nigerian stock market ended as one of the best performing in the world.”

“Five million new taxpayers were added since 2016. Between 2016 and 2017 government spent N2.7tn on infrastructure, unprecedented in Nigeria’s history. It is only those playing politics that will claim not to have seen or felt the impact of government’s achievements. If you choose to be willfully blind, even if they put something in your face you won’t be able to see it.”