Alhaji Balarabe Musa, a foremost critic of the Buhari led administration has accused the Buhari's government of being responsible for the travails and sufferings of Nigerians. He also said the government is lying on certain economic metrics in other to give the impression that things are not as bad as they seem. He accused the government of lying about the inflation rate at 18% saying it is more than that considering the reality in the country.
Speaking during an interview with The Sun, he said, "There’s hunger in the country and I wouldn’t say I am worried…. because we saw the hunger coming since the APC took over power. But all I can say is that I am most worried about the consequences of the continuation of hunger, particularly with the present cover ups.
"Buhari's government is not sincere to Nigerians. For example, the government talked about 18 per cent inflation, giving the impression that the rate of inflation in the country is only 18 per cent. But this is a lie; it is false, unless they are talking of the rate of inflation on a daily basis, that is what is 18 per cent.
"How can you talk of the rate of inflation at 18 per cent when consumer prices, and even prices of manufactures double within six months? For instance, when this government took over, a 50kg of rice, even imported was selling for N7000 to N8000 per bag. The same rice is now being sold at N20000 here in the North, and about N21,000 in the South. And you are talking about inflation at 18 per cent. Nothing can be as untrue as this claim," he stated.
