Also, within the week, a former military head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar joined his voice in calling on the present administration to take a critical look at the living condition of most Nigerians, saying, “The hardship in the land is getting out of control.”
Abubakar spoke in Minna, the Niger State capital when he received the leadership of the Campaign for Democracy (CD) led by Abdullahi Mohammed Jabi, who paid him a visit.
The CD delegation had asked him to prevail on President Bola Tinubu to find a solution to hunger in the land.
“Everybody is crying of this hardship, and it seems to be getting out of control. People cannot afford three square meals. And transportation, hike in fuel price, school fees and lack of funds in everybody’s pocket are making life difficult for everybody.
“We will continue to encourage the government to introduce measures to soften the hardship. The federal, states and local governments should see how they can cushion this economic hardship,” the former head of state lamented.
The former military ruler said he belonged to a forum that had made recommendations to the federal government on the way out of the economic hardship in the land.
On the planned #Endbadgovernance protest slated for October 1, General Abubakar appealed to Nigerians to demonstrate peacefully, recalling that in the last demonstration, “We saw unnecessary carnage, theft and criminalities.”