Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the national secretary of the Labour Party (LP), says the federal government should prioritise improving the welfare of Nigerians.
Ibrahim spoke in reaction to the recent stampedes that
occurred in Oyo, Anambra, and the federal capital territory (FCT), in which
over 50 people, including children, died during the distribution of
end-of-the-year palliatives.
In a statement on Monday, the LP secretary said Nigerians
have resorted to risky endeavours to stay alive owing to the rising cost of
living in the country.
“The bottom line is that there is hunger in the land,” the
statement reads.
“It is only poverty that made some Nigerians go scooping
fuel from accident scenes, resulting in an inferno that brought about hundreds
of casualties. This happened on several occasions in the last year.
“One major reason why people resolve to crime is due to
hunger. Nigerians in their millions have been subjected to hunger arising from
other reasons such as rising inflation and poor economic management.
“The economic reforms of the Tinubu administration have
caused untold hardship to Nigerians. Hunger is turning into an epidemic, and
not many people can survive this situation.”
Ibrahim said the country’s resources should be used to
enhance the welfare of its citizens.
“Nothing tangible has been done by the government to
ameliorate the hunger crisis and check the poverty level in Nigeria. The
government must simply sit up and put their acts together,” he said.
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