Bruce, in a tweet which he posted on his Twitter timeline, said “As 2017 approaches let me warn that if we waste it blaming previous admins as we did 2016, we will move from recession to economic collapse!”

The Buhari led administration had blamed the former government led by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan for the economic recession.

The Senator also condoled with the families of those who lost their lives in the Adamawan twin blasts.

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Bruce said “My condolences to the govt and people of Adamawa over today's loss of lives due to terrorist activity. May God grant repose to the victims.”

Recently, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed  said that the government will no longer make excuses about the current recession.