Poverty Is a Global, Longstanding Problem, Not Created by Tinubu, APC Spokesperson Felix Morka Says

Felix Morka, spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC), defended President Bola Tinubu against criticism over poverty and hunger in Nigeria during a RIGHT OF REPLY programme on ARISE TV. He argued that successive governments had failed to eradicate poverty, citing the eight years Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar served in office together. Morka rejected claims that Tinubu was invoking the past to avoid responsibility and said the president had not promised to eradicate poverty within a specific timeframe. He also accused previous administrations of selling national assets and leaving millions in poverty, but provided no supporting details in the interview excerpt.