Former Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, on Friday urged President Bola Tinubu to lower the price of petrol, highlighting the growing hardship faced by Nigerians.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, Ndume expressed concern over the steep rise in fuel prices, food costs, and the increasing expense of essential goods and services, which he said are becoming out of reach for the average Nigerian, particularly the poor majority.
He further noted that certain negative forces are attempting to turn the public against President Tinubu’s administration by promoting harsh reforms and policies, rather than focusing on curbing inflation and stabilizing the exchange rate, both of which are worsening living conditions in the country.
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The ranking senator said those who are bent on making the President look bad will stop at nothing in inflicting pains on Nigerians through the “so-called reforms until things get out of hand and the blame will be on President Tinubu.”
“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 really suffering, hungry, frustrated and angry,” he 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 for the people of this country give him the wrong advice.
“In Borno State here, many families can’t even feed anymore. The untold hardship of these frequent increases in prices is unimaginable. Farmers cannot 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.”
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Senator Ndume should spare us this criminal hypocrisy. As a sitting Senator, thete had been more than enough agitations by Nigerians on the humongous salaries and allowances of the NASS members. Rather than this neo populist tendency, why can’t the Senator initiate a bill on the review of NASS salaries? Charity should begin at home. You were deaf and dumb during the Nuhari years, now u can talk. Pls, stop this criminal hypocrisy.