Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to reduce the suffering of Nigerians by intervening in the rising cost of food and energy.
He also raised the alarm that fifth columnists in cahoots with saboteurs were working hard to destroy the legacy the Tinubu administration was labouring to build and bequeath to Nigerians.
Ndume said this in a statement in Abuja, on Friday.
He noted that the astronomical increase in the prices of fuel, food, essential goods and services was making life unbearable for ordinary Nigerians, especially the poor and vulnerable.
According to the federal lawmaker, “Bad elements are trying hard to pitch the people against the administration of President Tinubu by pushing for harsh reforms and bad policies instead of controlling inflation and exchange rate that are making life unbearable for Nigerians.”
He expressed sadness that those who were hell-bent on making the President look bad would stop at nothing when it came to inflicting pain on Nigerians through “the so-called reforms until things get out of hand and the blame will be on President Tinubu.”
While advising the administration of President Tinubu, Ndume said many families could barely meet with daily demands in their households as a result of the hyperinflation caused by incessant increases in the price of essential goods and services.
Ndume said: “I believe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu means well for Nigeria and Nigerians. I know this because I know what he stands for. But some of his advisers who don’t mean well to the people of this country give him the wrong advice. I’m appealing to him to resist these bad people who want to pitch the people against his administration. The hardship these people are inflicting on Nigerians is becoming unbearable. I’m currently in Borno, and I know what I’m talking about. People are suffering, hungry, frustrated and angry.
“In Borno State here, many families can’t even feed anymore. The untold hardship of these frequent increases in prices is unimaginable. Farmers can not even move their farm products anymore because of the high cost of transportation.
“Those who can still do this add the cost of transportation to the prices of food items they sell, and that’s why many people can’t feed again. People can’t travel anymore. To travel by road from Abuja to Maiduguri, for instance, is a fortune. How many of our people can afford that? I know that President Tinubu means well for Nigerians, and therefore he should not stay back and allow a few bad advisers to destroy this country. That’s why I’m begging him to do something before it is too late. It is not good to test the patience of Nigerians, and that’s exactly what these bad advisers are doing.
“As soon as the President returns to Nigeria, I urge him to look into these issues and address them urgently. The purchasing power of Nigerians is too poor, and they can’t afford the things that are being pushed on them every day by enemies of the state.”
Source: Vanguard
