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An All Progressives Congress chieftain, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on the Federal Government to release monthly allocations to the court-reinstated APC-elected local government chairmen in Osun State. Oyintiloye made this appeal in a statement issued on Tuesday after addressing newsmen in Osogbo, the state capital. While making the appeal, he insisted that the state government
A former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nduese Essien, has called on President Bola Tinubu to reconsider some of his policies. Essien warned of possible anarchy due to the growing wave of hunger and discontent among Nigerians, stressing that most of the government’s economic policies have only aggravated poverty and inflation, leaving millions
Hunger: Anarchy looms – Ex-minister asks Tinubu to reconsider policies
A former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nduese Essien, has called on President Bola Tinubu to reconsider some of his policies.
Essien warned of possible anarchy due to the growing wave of hunger and discontent among Nigerians, stressing that most of the government’s economic policies have only aggravated poverty and inflation, leaving millions of Nigerians struggling to survive.
In a statement he issued Wednesday in Abuja, the former federal lawmaker also criticized the hasty removal of fuel subsidy and other economic policies of the Tinubu administration, arguing that they are inflicting unprecedented suffering on the populace.
Essien urged the Federal Government to rethink its approach and strike a balance between reducing the fiscal deficit and ensuring citizens do not plunge deeper into poverty.
While emphasizing the need for fiscal discipline and cutting the cost of governance, the former Minister warned that it is inhuman to continue down this path without a clear plan to ease the burden on the citizens.
“The level of suffering across the country is unprecedented, except perhaps during the Nigerian Civil War. Families are struggling to meet basic needs. The policies, while perhaps well-intentioned, are exacerbating poverty, increasing inflation, and hurting the most vulnerable among us.
“Our leaders cannot continue to fritter the commonwealth of the country recklessly and ask the people to make sacrifices.
“If urgent action is not taken to stem the hunger, poverty, and discontent in the country, we risk losing the patience of the people, and that could result in dire consequences”, he warned.
Hunger: Anarchy looms – Ex-minister asks Tinubu to reconsider policies
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, on Monday, carpeted the Northern leaders for what he called unnecessary victimisation and criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s government. Sowunmi, who is the founder of The Alternative, a national opposition movement, equally urged the President to dismantle his present economic team, saying the
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, on Monday, carpeted the Northern leaders for what he called unnecessary victimisation and criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s government. Sowunmi, who is the founder of The Alternative, a national opposition movement, equally urged the President to dismantle his present economic team, saying the
