…says citizens’ welfare should be prioritised
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prioritise the welfare of Nigerians in 2024.
CUPP said the Tinubu-led administration must implement policies that would make people happy.
In a statement signed by the opposition coalition’s spokesperson, Mark Adebayo, the coalition frowned at the seemingly reckless abandonment of everything in terms of policies that can positively impact the lives of regular Nigerians since the inception of the Tinubu presidency.
“Fellow Nigerians, it is difficult to say Happy New Year in this period of uncertainty; mass hunger, anger, insecurity and the abject lack of empathy or deliberate policy thrusts from the leadership of this country to make the lives of Nigerians better as the government of the day has engaged in seemingly reckless abandonment of everything in terms of policies that can positively impact the lives of regular Nigerians since the inception of the Tinubu presidency.
According to the statement, “From day one on May 29th, 2023; in fact, within minutes of his inauguration as president, even before he departed from the Eagle Square where he was inaugurated.
“The country was thrown into unprecedented economic crisis and a harrowing direct hit on the Nigerian masses due to the reckless and inhumane manner by which the fuel subsidy was thoughtlessly removed without first putting in place palliative measures that could assuage the excruciating impact of the subsidy removal.
“From then till date, the inflation rate skyrocketed from about 20 percent in May 2023 when this administration took over to over 30 percent and still rising as a direct impact of the untimely and insensitive fuel subsidy removal.”
