Pump price hike: Tinubu given wrong advice – Ndume

Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider the plight of Nigerians and reduce fuel and food prices.

Ndume said the astronomical increase in the prices of fuel, food, essential goods and services in the country is threatening the very existence of Nigerians.

In a statement on Friday in Abuja, the Senator however, blamed the situation on “bad elements sabotaging the administration of President Tinubu.”

The alleged that they were pushing for “harsh reforms and bad policies” instead of tackling the issues of inflation and exchange rate.

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Recall that fuel pump price was raised at NNPC fuel stations to N1,030 per litre, on Wednesday, despite the already existing hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy and other economic policies of government.

Ndume lamented that families in Borno were suffering, stressing that farmers could no longer transport their goods to the market for sale due to high cost of transpiration.

The ranking senator said, “I personally believe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu mean well for Nigeria and Nigerians. I know this because I know what he stands for. But some of his advisers who don’t mean well for the people of this country give him wrong advic3.

“I’m appealing to him to resist these bad people who want to pitch the people against his administration. The hardship these people are inflicting on Nigerians is becoming unbearable.

“As soon as the President returns to Nigeria, I urge him to look into these issues and address them urgently. The purchasing power of Nigerians is too poor, and they can’t afford the things that are being pushed on them every day by enemies of state.”