October 1: 'Your speech turned Independence Day to lamentation' - Dele Momodu tackles Tinubu - Daily Post Nigeria

Dele Momodu, a leader of the ADC, criticized President Bola Tinubu for his speech during Nigeria's Independence Day celebration, calling it a day of lamentation. He lamented that the speech depicted Nigeria as a cancer patient suffering from painkillers, whereas the country should have been stabilized. Momodu pointed out that Nigeria has accumulated more wealth and loans, yet insecurity, poverty, and political insensitivity have worsened. He also criticized the analogy involving morphine, stating Nigeria was at a less advanced stage of illness when Tinubu took office.