Former Presidential spokesman Reno Omokri has knocked President Bola Tinubu for taking too long to come up with a new minimum wage as Nigerians continue to suffer the harsh economic impact of the recent removal of fuel subsidy, News About Nigeria reports.
Calling on the President to stay focused on his primary assignment which is catering to the welfare of Nigerians, Omokri commended the president for the dexterity he showed in the handling of the Niger coup situation however urged the president not to be distracted from his primary assignment which is governing Nigeria.
“It is taking President Tinubu too long to come up with a new minimum wage. In my opinion, he should have had the framework ready before he was sworn in. It is a priority as Nigerians face some of the harshest economic conditions of our national life. The Niger situation is unfortunate. Democracy must be restored there. And the President is handling it superbly. But he must not be distracted from his number one priority, which is the welfare of Nigerians,” a tweet by Omokri partly read.
The former Presidential spokesman further suggested that Nigerians were now being pushed to commit suicide as their monthly earnings had become inadequate.
“There are Nigerians who are facing life threatening situations because their take home pay can no longer take them home. Their children face malnutrition and stunted growth. And palliatives are not enough. Palliatives are an ad-hoc solution. Nigerians needs a long-lasting solution to poverty,” he added.
The Nigerian economy further worsened after the President Tinubu-led government removed fuel subsidy and unified the country’s forex market on resumption of office, pushing the pump price of fuel from N189 to N617 with the value of the country’s currency worsening to above N900 for a dollar.
While the aministration’s move threw a lot of Nigerians into hardship, the government however implored Nigerians to endure the pains as it was the only way out of the country’s worsening economic situation.
In a bid to cushion the effect of subsidy removal, the President Tinubu-led government promised to increase the country’s minimum wage and also directed some other form of subsidy measures.
