Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - Activist, Detoun Onajobi, has cried out over the rising cost of food items in Nigeria.
Detoun, who is very critical of the current administration, said the
situation is no longer funny.
‘’It is not funny anymore. There
is fire on the mountain. Look at it, a bag of Tatashe N55,000, a bag of pepper
N47, 000. I actually thought it was because of the muslim festival that things
were expensive. I went to Mile 12 market more than thrice during the Muslim
festival so that when we are lamenting, they will not say we are that are
enjoying should keep quiet and the ones that are suffering are not talking.
There is fire on our mountain.
President Tinubu! Minister of
Agriculture! Minister of Welfare! politicians! Some people will say this
government is about my father and my Uncle..we should keep quiet as if they are
bringing tatashe for me from bourdillon or I am receiving Federal allocation
for tatashe.''
In a post shared on her Instagram page, Detoun argued that the Tinubu
government is concentrating on building infrastructure, such as the Coastal
Road, instead of focusing on how to combat hunger by making food affordable and
accessible.
‘’'If Minimum wage is N70,000 for
a family of four, if they use N55, 000 to buy Tatashe, please what is left? And
some people are still thinking this government is about you are a family
member, you should not talk. Tinubu is your father you should not talk! There
is problem! Food is principal and key. Go to the hospital and see treatments
for poor nutrition, malnutrition, and all of this is related to food. An
average Nigerian child cannot eat food of N1000. ‘’she said
‘’And somebody will be calling me
on the phone and saying Adetoun don't talk! As if I am not affected. I can
imagine what the minorities are going through.''
Watch the video of him lamenting below…
This is not funny anymore - Activist DETOUN ONAJOBI decries the econimic hardship in Nigeria pic.twitter.com/v7K3qV3U61
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) July 1, 2025
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