Ndume to Tinubu: Don’t allow bad advisers to destroy Nigeria… masses are suffering

Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno south, says ”some advisers” around President Bola Tinubu are responsible for the economic hardship in the country.

In a statement on Friday, Ndume said certain individuals around the president are pushing harmful reforms and policies aimed at destabilising the government instead of controlling inflation.

The lawmaker said the rising prices of petrol, food, and essential goods have made life unaffordable for most Nigerians.

“I personally believe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu means well for Nigeria and Nigerians. I know this because I know what he stands for,” Ndume said.

“But some of his advisers, who don’t mean well for the people of this country, give him wrong advice.

“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 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 is 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.”

The lawmaker asked the president to immediately tackle the country’s economic woes upon his return from vacation in the United Kingdom (UK).