National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Ralphs Okey Nwosu, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to listen to protesting Nigerians and immediately address the economic hardship witnessed in the country.
Nwosu said the economic policies of the Tinubu-led federal government were suffocating Nigerians calling on him to be proactive in his approach in tackling the challenge.
“How do we deal with our issues, proactiveness is critical to leadership. The president should be proactive. The money that has been spent to stop the protest and palliatives if it is channelled properly, it could have solved the hunger problem.
“Moving forward, I wish we could be more proactive, Nigerians came out to speak, people died, a lot of people are dying on the street, go to the mortuary people are filled there, people cannot pay their bills, so the president should listen to Nigerians “
He charged the APC-led government to look at wealth creation for the people and not to introduce policies that would cripple the nation.
Nwosu who expressed disappointment that the opposition was not doing much to check the excess of the APC government, called on leaders of opposition political parties in the country to rise to the occasion and hold the government accountable.
Organisers of #End bad governance had embarked on a ten day protest against hunger and bad governance beginning from August 1st to August 10, demanding for a reversal of the removal of fuel subsidy and reduction of cost of governance amongst others.
The party chieftain criticised the efforts of the APC-led the federal government to stifle protesters, saying that it was undemocratic for any democratic government to bar its citizens from protesting bad policies.
