Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, expressed concern that the hardship in Nigeria is spiraling out of control, emphasizing that the distribution of palliatives is not a long-term solution. Instead, he called for sustainable measures to address the suffering of the people.
The former Nigerian leader made this statement at his uphill residence in Minna while receiving the leadership of the Campaign for Democracy and Human Rights, led by Comrade Abdullahi Mohammed Jabi.
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General Abdulsalami said, “The hardship in the land is getting out of control. Everybody is crying about this hardship, and it seems to get out of control. People cannot afford three square meals. The issue of transportation, the hike in fuel, the hike in school fees for the children, and the lack of funds in everybodys pocket make life difficult for everybody.”
“I would like to inform you that in some of the proposals we have given to the government on another platform (He did not mention the platform), giving Palliatives is not the answer to the high prices of food and other items in the country,” he added.
While saying that “There is need for government to flood and saturate the communities with food, let them (Government) buy food and sell it at lesser prices to the people so that people will try to buy some of these food items depending on their pockets/ income,” he reiterated that palliative is not sustainable.
He mentioned that their forum (name not specified) had made recommendations to the federal government on how to address the economic hardship in the country.
He said, “We have passed these recommendations to the government; we hope they will implement them”
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