The Labour Party has described President Bola Tinubu’s New Year’s broadcast to Nigerians as lacking empathy.

President Tinubu urged the citizens not to falter despite their tough times and difficulties in his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians.

Reacting in a statement, the National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, said the speech conveyed high hypocrisy, deceit and lack of empathy.

The party said it will continue to call on the National Assembly to look beyond party lines and ensure that the spirit and the letter of the Constitution is upheld at all times.

Also, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) described President Tinubu's New Year speech as a “harvest of deceit, false claims and empty promises.”

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, PDP said the speech was uninspiring as it did not address any critical issues plaguing the nation.

According to him, decisions and actions of the Tinubu Presidency, such as the pump price hike from N167 to almost N700 per litre, the naira devaluation, and the failure to address killings across the nation, among others, cannot be said to be in the interest of Nigeria.