President Tinubu’s Powers are Limited, Can’t Fulfill Certain Expectations of Nigerians – Fashola

In a recent interview on “Untold Stories with Adesuwa,” former Lagos governor Babatunde Fashola highlighted that certain services expected from President Bola Tinubu are beyond the constitutional duties of the presidency.

Fashola emphasized that citizens’ expectations of the president might be inflated, stating that providing water, ensuring environmental sanitation, business permits, and rent payment are not responsibilities falling under the purview of the Nigerian president.

“The president is not an absolute custodian of power but a custodian of power in a constitutional democracy with checks and balances,” Fashola explained, urging a nuanced understanding of the president’s powers.

Addressing the controversy surrounding the discovery of a hidden camcorder at the Lekki tollgate after the October 2020 ENDSARS protest, Fashola denied staging the incident. He asserted that his intention was to aid the investigation into the events at the tollgate, emphasizing that the whereabouts of the camera should be the focus of inquiry.

Fashola defended his actions, stating, “I won’t contrive that kind of thing. Those who know me know who I am. I don’t invent facts. I deal with facts as they are.” He expressed that if the incident diffused tension and aided the country in pulling back from the brink, it was worth the allegations.