Guardian Urges Tinubu Govt to Address Nigerians’ Challenges Amidst Presidency’s Military Allegations

The government of President Bola Tinubu has been admonished to implement policies that will address the challenges facing Nigerians.

The advice was given by the Guardian newspaper while refuting allegations by the presidency that it was calling for military action against the government of President Tinubu.

The presidency had on Saturday, in reaction to a cover story by the publication on Friday, submitted that there is no justification to incite calls for military intervention based on transient difficulties and hardships Nigerians are going through.

Speaking against the backdrop of an article published by The Guardian Newspaper, presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga said the newspaper is fanning the flames of military intervention under the guise of journalism while neglecting the tenets of responsible journalism.

But the Guardian has dismissed the claims of the presidency, adding that Onanuga chose to misinterpret the article.

The newspaper also charged the Tinubu government to focus on lifting the people out of hardship and pain.

It said “The story is a factually balanced, dispassionate, well-researched and intensive report chronicling Nigeria’s civilian administration from inception to the current state of affairs, without any atom of hateful or inciting elements, remarks, innuendoes, and or connotations against the national and sub-national governments of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

“The publication simply aggregated the concerns of Nigerians across all classes on the troubling state of the nation with the expectation that the government will take the necessary steps to address the challenges. There is nothing in the report that advocates, propagates, endorses or suggests a military overthrow of the current government, as suggested by the Special Adviser.”