The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has issued a stern warning to the Tinubu-led Federal Government, urging it not to take Nigerians for granted.
This comes after the recent hike in petrol prices, which has left many Nigerians reeling.
According to Yerima Shettima, the president-general of the forum, the government seems to have lost touch with reality.
“It is now becoming clearer that the present government may have lost touch with current realities”, he said.
Shettima expressed disappointment that the same government that promised to make life better for Nigerians is now adding to their pain.
The AYCF leader emphasized that the current situation in the country is dire, with poverty and hunger reaching unprecedented levels, which must be addressed.
“Even the blind can see the hard situation and the deaf can also hear that the poverty and absolute hunger in the country is unbelievable and now to add to it is certainly a high level of insensitivity and must be addressed accordingly”, he said.
Shettima also criticized the government’s decision to increase the minimum wage to N70,000, calling it a deceit.
“Today, the price of foodstuff is no longer within the reach of an ordinary Nigerian, and it is now clear that the increase in minimum wage to N70,000 is nothing but a deceit because with the reality on ground, it cannot meet the needs of one person not to talk of a family and now the said money can barely cover for their transportation to the workplaces in a month.
“For me, the federal government should have a rethink on the numerous challenges.
“President Bola Tinubu must allow Nigerians to breathe because with the situation of things now, angry and hungry Nigerians are further being pushed to the wall and the reaction of a hungry person may be unimaginable”, he stated.
The AYCF leader also called on the government to prioritize the welfare and well-being of Nigerians, as promised in the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’
He therefore urged the federal government to urgently do the needful to avoid revolt from Nigerians and should, as a matter of urgency, give the well-being and welfare of Nigerians a priority.
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