The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is closely monitoring the #EndBadGovernance protests taking place across the country.
The recent protests in Nigeria stem from the high cost of living, exacerbated by the floating of the naira and the removal of fuel subsidies by the Tinubu administration.
Although there have been calls for Tinubu to address the nation as the demonstrations enter their third day—albeit with diminishing intensity—the president has yet to do so.
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However, Bagudu assured that the Nigerian leader is fully aware of the situation.
“Mr President has been monitoring the situation, as he ought to. Very responsibly, and alert,” the minister said on Saturday during Channels Television’s special programme The August Protest — #EndBadGovernance.
“I am a minister. I also have responsibilities. I have also been monitoring this thing. I have been noting this thing so that I can make inputs.”
“We have been monitoring and listening carefully to hear what is being said and what noting them,” Bagudu said on the show.
The minister acknowledged the hardship facing Nigerians, noting that it is not unique to the country. He assured that the Federal Government is working to ease the burden and improve the lives of its citizens.
“The cost of living crisis is a crisis affecting many countries as we speak,” he said, adding that, “we would listen and we also value the inputs of Nigerians”.
