Ndume To Tinubu: Stop Testing the Patience Of Nigerians, As Hardship Bites

Senator Ali Ndume from Borno state has urge the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to end the current economic hardship in the country.

The senator representing Borno North in the National Assembly said the patience of Nigerians has been tested enough considering the suffering in the land, adding that many people in the country are at a breaking point.

Ndume who spoke on Saturday, said, “It is not good to test the patience of Nigerians” stressing that President Tinubu’s advisers are misleading him to inflict hardship on Nigerians.

The former Senate Leader spoke following the recent hike in the price of petrol, which according to many well meaning people, will further impoverished Nigerians many of who are already suffering due to the government harsh policies.

He accused some presidential aides of misleading the president by not telling him the truth about the situation in the country, saying Nigerians are suffering untold hardship.

According to him, the constant hike in the price of petrol has exacerbated the cost of transportation, as many Nigerian could no longer afford to go out to eke out a living because of the high cost of transportation.

A chieftain of the ruling All progressive Congress, APC, Ndume said farmers have abandoned their farms due to the high cost of transportation, saying this has been responsible for the high cost of food in the country.

He said Tinubu ‘means’ well for the country, but that his advisers are responsible for the unfriendly-polices being inflicted on the country under his administration. He urged Tinubu to drop ‘these bad people’ pitting his administration against Nigerians.

Ndume said, “I’m appealing to him to resist these bad people who want to pitch the people against his administration.

“The hardship these people are inflicting on Nigerians is becoming unbearable. I’m currently in Borno, and I know what I’m talking about. People are really suffering, hungry, frustrated and angry.

“In Borno State here, many families can’t even feed anymore. The untold hardship of these frequent increases in the prices is unimaginable. Farmers can not even move their farm products anymore because of the high cost of transportation.

“Those who can still do this add the cost of transportation to the prices of food items they sell, and that’s why many people can’t feed again. People can’t travel anymore. To travel by road from Abuja to Maiduguri, for instance, is a fortune. How many of our people can afford that?

“I know that President Tinubu means well for Nigerians, and therefore he should not stay back and allow a few bad advisers to destroy this country. That’s why I’m begging him to do something before it is too late. It is not good to test the patience of Nigerians, and that’s exactly what these bad advisers are doing.

“As soon as the President returns to Nigeria, I urge him to look into these issues and address them urgently. The purchasing power of Nigerians is too poor, and they can’t afford the things that are being pushed on them every day by enemies of the state,” he said.

Recall that Ndume was suspended from the senate by the APC, and his lofty position as Senate Leader and Chairman Senate Committee on Army revoked after accusing President Tinubu of being too distant from Nigerians.

He was later reinstated to the Senate but his juicy positions as Senate Leader and Senate Committee Chairman on Army stand revoked by the powerful APC government.