Ndume begs Tinubu to reduce fuel, food prices

Former Senate Chief Whip and Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume has again alleged that bad advisers within the Presidency and cabinet of President Bola Tinubu goading him to implement anti-people economic policies.

Ndume in a press statement issued in Abuja noted that the persistent hike in fuel price and attendant increase in prices of food items are taking a toll on the lives of the average Nigerian.

Ndume who maintained that the economic policies of the present administration is instigating hyperinflation pleaded with President Tinubu to be wary of his advisers as he noted that it is becoming unbearable for Nigerians to make ends meet.

His statement reads in part: “I personally 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 wrong advise.

“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.

“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 produce 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 state.”

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