Ndume urges Tinubu to reduce fuel price, decries hardship in Nigeria

The former Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, on Friday, urged President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of petrol in the interest of Nigerians.

Ndume, who addressed journalists in Abuja, lamented that Nigerians are suffering because of the high cost of living in the country.

He pointed out that fuel, food, essential goods, and services are becoming unaffordable to average Nigerians.

The Borno State-born lawmaker alleged that some selfish individuals in the government are inflicting pain on Nigerians under the guise of reforms.

Ndume was sanctioned by the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leadership in August for criticising the president.

The outspoken Senator had during an interview on Arise TV lamented that President Tinubu has been caged by his aides in Aso Rock.

He declared at the time that former President Muhammadu Buhari was a more accessible leader than Tinubu.

He also decried the hardship occasioned by the government policies.

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In his latest remark, Ndume urged the president to resist the “bad people” in his government.

He said: “I’m appealing to him (President Tinubu) 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.

“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.”

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