Dr. Vincent Odogbor, the Senior Special Assistant on Mass Mobilisation, to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has tagged President Tinubu’s economic policies bad because of the continuous increase in the price of fuel.
While urging PresidentTinubu to reverse the fuel price, Odogbor in a statement said that the increase in price has compounded the troubles of those in the rural and riverine areas, saying the Nigerian masses could no longer bear the hardship resulting from his policies.
He added that businesses were folding up, organisations were laying off workers because of the cost of running their bills.
“Mysterious because just that singular economic policy has spiked every other sector to an alarming stage. Without notice or review in incomes of Nigerians, the cost of virtually everything has gone astronomically high.
“I quite understand your iron cast passion of not going back on this journey in which you are shoving this harsh decision on us, be rest assured that no matter how good your intentions of economic policies, if it does not make the life of the masses better, it’s a bad policy.
“Nigerians were doing fine until the former President PMB change era greeted us with policies that saw the economy nosedived into an epileptic state, for eight years the Nigerian masses groped as they hoped for a better life.
“When you unveiled your intention to contest for the office of president, you promised Nigerians a RENEWED HOPE. However, the obvious reality for millions of Nigerians today, is that the prices of everything has gone up, ranging from food items, medicals, school fees, transportation and even paying for services, such car maintenance and other utilities. Due to the Hike in fuel price, Nigerians are finding it very difficult to go through the days bills, leaving a lot of families both in urban and rural areas frustrated, depressed and stranded in abject poverty.
“Mr President, the people suffering from this fuel Sting cuts across the social ladder, it affects senior citizens, persons with disabilities, students , innocent children , poor and vulnerable Nigerians. I join other concerned Nigerians to urge you to reverse and review the price of PMS to 300- 400 Naira, so that Nigeria’s workforce can be adequately mobilized to prosperity and economic stability amongst comity of nations.” The statement reads.
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