•BACCIMA President, Hon. Aminu Muhammad Danmaliki.
The President of the Bauchi Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (BACCIMA), Hon. Aminu Muhammad Danmaliki, has decried a deepening governance crisis in Nigeria, saying no honest citizen can pretend otherwise.
Danmaliki said that under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the lived reality of ordinary Nigerians has deteriorated sharply rather than improved.
Danmaliki spoke with journalists in Bauchi weekend.
Danmaliki emphasize that since the Tinubu-led government assumed office, inflation has surged, fuel prices have skyrocketed, the naira has collapsed, and the cost of food and transportation has become unbearable for many households.
According to him, while policies were introduced with promises of ‘long-term gains,’ no effective short-term relief mechanisms were put in place to cushion the poor, “Governance cannot be theory-driven while people are starving,” he said.
On the issue of security, Danmaliki expressed concern that many Nigerians increasingly feel abandoned, especially with what he described as overreliance on foreign powers, particularly the United States, for intelligence and logistics.
Foreign cooperation is normal, but outsourcing responsibility is not leadership. Citizens are right to ask: where is our sovereign security architecture?” he stated.
He further raised concerns over the perception that key economic functions, such as taxation systems, fiscal reforms, and advisory frameworks, are being influenced or outsourced to foreign interests, including those from France.
“A government may consult globally, but it must decide locally, in line with national interest,” he stressed.
