Oyintiloye to Tinubu: Faster approach needed to ameliorate economic hardship

Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to act very quickly and save the masses from further hardship.

Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the appeal on Sunday while addressing journalists in Osogbo, the Osun state capital.

He said while he is aware of Tinubu’s efforts and is confident of his ability to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians, the president needs to adopt strategies that would bring instant relief.

“There is no doubt that the president is doing everything humanly possible to ameliorate the suffering of the masses, but a faster approach must be considered,” Oyintiloye said.

“The president should ensure that every bureaucratic bottleneck that is impeding the swift implementation of policies that will put smiles on the faces of the masses is removed.

“The economic suffering the masses are currently going through is becoming unbearable and the president must act fast.”

Oyintiloye also urged the president to address the delay in the implementation of the suspension of customs duties and taxes on imported food items.

He said there should be no further delay in implementing an initiative that was supposed to be part of measures to combat food inflation across the country.

“There is no doubt that the president is passionate and willing to put smiles on the faces of the masses but those who are in charge of implementing these policies should not be seen as road blocks,” he said.

“The president gave a directive to the authorities of the Nigeria Customs Services that a 150-day duty-free window to allow the importation of maize, husked brown rice, and wheat and almost two months after this is yet to be implemented.

“That is not good enough. The president cannot be everywhere and that is why his foot soldiers must be proactive in taking steps to achieve the president’s desire.

“The masses are angry and hungry. And that is why all measures to ameliorate this should be implemented very quickly.”

He urged Nigerians to continue supporting the president, saying all the policies implemented at the moment might seem painful but would be of great benefit in the long run.