Gani Adams To FG: You Can't Impose Hardship On Nigerians And Expect Silence

Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, has implored President Bola Tinubu to take drastic steps towards ameliorating the hardship in the country.

Speaking in an exclusive chat with TheCable on Friday, Adams said the federal government cannot continue to impose hardship on Nigerians and not expect a reaction.

Recently, there have been protests against economic hardship in some states of the federation, with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) also declaring a two-day nationwide industrial action for February 27 and 28, 2024.

Adams said a bag of rice that was sold for less than N50,000 when former president Muhammadu Buhari handed over to Tinubu in May 2023, now goes for N85,000.

"I will advise that the government should look into the issue of multi-taxation. It always creates problems and inflation. Also, the federal government still has the chance to reconsider the issue of fuel price hike,” he said.

“Today, we are buying fuel for about N700 per litre and you are saying you don’t want people to protest. Definitely, you can’t continue to impose hardship on the people and you have the mindset that people will be quiet about it.

“How many security personnel will you use to curtail the people when the crisis comes? So, the federal government needs to take urgent drastic action on the state of the nation so that we don’t box ourselves into a corner.”