Friday, October 18, 2024 - Senator Orji Kalu has stated that President Bola Tinubu is fully aware of the economic struggles Nigerians are facing and is taking steps to address the situation.
Speaking on Thursday, October 17, during an
appearance on Channels Television’s Politics
Today, the lawmaker emphasized that Tinubu is in touch with the plight of
the people.
“The president himself knows that Nigerians
are suffering and hungry. He is a street person; he knows the street very
well,” Kalu said.
He went further to explain that the
president sometimes personally observes the situation by driving around the
capital. “The president some nights uses his car to go around and know what is
happening in Abuja here,” Kalu added.
The senator also addressed the broader
context of Nigeria’s economic challenges, highlighting the inflation rate,
which the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported as 32.7 percent in
September 2024. Since the removal of the fuel subsidy and the floating of the
naira, the cost of basic goods has surged, placing a significant burden on
millions of Nigerians
On this, Kalu argued that the economic
hardship is not unique to Nigeria, noting that many nations are still feeling
the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The impact of COVID-19 is still
affecting economies globally,” he said.
According to him, the reason other countries
may not feel the economic strain as intensely as Nigeria is due to their
longstanding economic stability. “The only reason some countries are no longer
feeling the COVID-19 impact the way Nigeria is feeling it is because they have
built a robust economy for a very long period,” Kalu explained.
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