The elder statesman said that President Tinubu’s speech is
very heart-warming but Nigerians would want him to translate what he said into
giving hope to them.
He said, “Those are all appeals, what should follow is let
there be some methodology economically, physically to ensure that you give hope
to the people, especially young people who have no jobs, no future, no hope;
that is what drives people in the opposite direction.
“And once there is abject poverty in the land, people will
remain angry. I feel for our people and I want him (Tinubu) to translate what
he has said which is quite heart-warming into giving the people a lot of hope.
“If there is no hope when you wake up in the morning, you
don’t even know where you are going to go, you are not running for any job, you
are not doing anything, to get a meal in a day was hell, people will resort in
different directions,” he said.
George also appealed to President Tinubu to reduce the
security tension in the country.
Meanwhile, George said there was no way the 1999
Constitution could solve the issue of insecurity in the country.
According to him, the constitution should be revisited and
the issue of establishing state police be taken seriously as it will complement
the national police.
