Sundiata Post – The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has issued a serious warning to the federal government over the recent hike in price of petrol.
The group warned the Federal Government not to take Nigerians for granted.
While reacting to the increase, the President General of the forum, Yerima Shettima said it is now becoming clear that the present government has lost touch with the reality on the ground.
Shettima said the same government that appealed to Nigerians not to embark on protests with the promise to make life better, to all of a sudden wake up to add to the pains of her people is rather unfortunate.
“Even the blind can see the hard situation and the deaf can also hear that the poverty and absolute hunger in the country is unbelievable and now to add to it is certainly a high level of insensitivity and must be addressed accordingly.
“Today, prices of foodstuffs are no longer within the reach of an ordinary Nigerian, and it is now clear that the increase in the minimum wage to N70000 is nothing but deceit because with the reality on the ground, it cannot meet the needs of one person talk more of a family and now the said money can barely cover for their transportation to the workplaces in a month.
“ For me, the Federal government should have a rethink of the numerous challenges, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must allow Nigerians to breathe because with the situation of things now, angry and hungry Nigerians are further being pushed to the wall and the reaction of a hungry and angry person may be unimaginable”.
Shettima urged the government whose primary responsibility is the welfare and wellbeing of her citizens to live up to their responsibilities and let Nigerians feel the positive impact of the renewed agenda by making life and living better for Nigerians.
He tasked the Federal Government to urgently do the needful to avoid revolt from Nigerians.
