A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Reno Omokri has kicked against the ongoing nationwide protest organized by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC over the high cost of living.
The two-day nationwide protest earlier proposed by the
Labour union, kicked off in Abuja, Lagos and other cities across the country on
Tuesday.
The protesters are demanding immediate government
intervention to tackle the growing economic crisis bedeviling the nation at the
moment.
Reacting, Omokri, a former presidential aide, claimed the protest would not change the economic situation.
The PDP chieftain, however, reeled out two ways the
country’s economy can be improved.
According to Reno, for the economy to improve, the 36 state
governors should emulate the federal government and pay state workers wage
awards.
He also pointed out the need for Nigerians to patronize
locally made products as a means of strengthening the local currency which has
continued to depreciate against the US dollars.
In a post on his official X handle, Reno said, “It is
counterintuitive to protest in demand of an end to economic hardship.
“Where has such a protest worked? Economic hardship responds
to economic policies, not to protests. You protest against injustice. You work
against economic hardship. Not vice versa. If you want your hardship to end, do
two things.
“First, ask your state government to pay you a wage award,
support the way the Federal Government is paying federal workers ₦35,000 in
addition to their salaries. After all, states are now getting 69% more federal
allocation since the removal of fuel subsidies, and their wage bills have not
increased.
“Then, secondly, #GrowNairaBuyNaija. I am looking at the
clothes the protesters are wearing. Women with Brazilian hair. Men with
imported shirts and shoes. Your clothes are part of the reason you are
suffering”.
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Reno Omkiri, you are not intelligent at all. The solution with Nigeria economic problems will not be solved by state governments payment of wage awards. By the way, are these wages the one they have worked for or not? Again, having too much money in circulation chasing few goods and services breeds inflation which already is going to alarming rate. Reno, countries do not solve problems of hunger by paying wages only. People need to produce the food they will eat and insecurity created by your fulani brothers are the main issues. States that used to produce food in the federation have been overrun by enemies of our environment. You saw people wearing Brazilian hair, foreign shoes and shirts which you have concluded is part of our suffering. You did not see that our government officials are driving imported cars and using imported furniture. Your UN-intelligence speaks volume in your analysis. Shut up if you have no bias of economics.
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