PDP: HARDSHIP UNDER BUHARI SO BAD THAT NIGERIANS CAN'T EVEN AFFORD GARRI
PDP:
HARDSHIP UNDER BUHARI SO BAD THAT NIGERIANS CAN'T EVEN AFFORD GARRI
“Under
President Buhari’s suppressive rule, families have experienced the worst form
of hardship with prices of food items, essential goods and services,
skyrocketing beyond the reach of average citizens," Ologbodiyan said in
the statement.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the
cost of living has soared by 100 percent under President Muhammadu Buhari’s
administration.
In a statement released by the PDP National
Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday, it lamented that the
prices of food and other essential services had increased rapidly beyond the
reach of average citizens.
The opposition party had condemned Buhari over
killings in some parts of the country, stating that the nation had become a
“killing field” under Buhari’s administration.
“Under President Buhari’s suppressive rule,
families have experienced the worst form of hardship with prices of food items,
essential goods and services, skyrocketing beyond the reach of average
citizens," Ologbodiyan said in the statement.
“Staple foods, such as rice which sold at
N7,500 per bag under the PDP, now sell above N16,000; a measure (mudu) of garri
and beans, which sold at N150 and N200, now go for N400 and N500 respectively;
a kilo of beef, which sold for N700 now, sells for N1,400; a bag of cement,
which sold at N1,500, now goes for N2,600; fuel price has been jerked up from
N87 per liter to N145, cost of transport, Medicare and other essential services
have all soared by over 100 percent.
“Under President Buhari’s incompetent
administration, bloodletting has become the order of the day, our nation has
become a killing field where the government cannot guarantee the safety of
citizens.
“It is, therefore, a condemnable slap on the
sensibilities of Nigerians that instead of being apologetic for the abysmal
performance of his administration, President Buhari is rather engaged in
unhelpful propaganda and cosmetic media stunts.
“The fact is that the Buhari-led APC
government has overstretched the forbearance of Nigerians with its crass
disdain to their suffering, for which they will deploy every legitimate measure
to vote him out and return the PDP, come 2019.”
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