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We’re unhappy over Tinubu’s performance – CDHR
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By Paul Dada
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights says it is unhappy about the performance of President Bola Tinubu’s performance so far.
The CDHR stated this on Wednesday during a press briefing by its National President, Debo Adeniran, in Lagos.
Adeniran said: “We as activists are not happy with the President’s performance so far. During his campaign, we believed so much in him going by his antecedents as one of those that spearheaded the PRONACO in those days.
“We thought his reign would bring succor and relief to the people especially as we missed that golden opportunity during the June 12 election, but the reverse is the case right now.
“We would like to call on the President to explore the possibility of reaching out to more professionals even outside his cabinet so that his policies and programmes can have a more beneficial effect on the populace”.
Adeniran lamented the soaring prices of food items. He said the development had affected the purchasing power of the citizens negatively.
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He said “It is a known fact that food is a primary resource for human survival. For some time now, Nigerians have been under torment by the astronomical rise in the prices of basic foods in the marketplace.
“This surge is reflected mainly in the prices of garri, millet, yam, fermented cassava meal (akpu), palm oil, vegetable oil, beef, rice, beans, among others. The high cost of these foodstuffs is alarming primarily because these food items are staples in most homes across the land. The absence of these items would contribute seriously to hunger and malnutrition in the country.
“This gives room for a huge concern as the steep prices have battered the purchasing power of citizens, leading to uncertainty, an increase in poverty, and an unpalatable cost of living. The disruption caused by rising food inflation has further decimated the low wages of the people”.
The human rights activist also deplored the state of roads in the country even as he accused state governments of negligence.
He stated: “The state of roads in most parts of the country is appalling. The roads have become death traps, this also leads to farm losses and constitute encumbrance to the movement of food and raw materials in the country.
“The state governments should stop making excuses for this; they should prioritize the development of roads to ease movement of people and goods. In Ogun state for example, most of the roads that dotted the state are in a very bad and deplorable state. One can hardly point at one good road especially at the communities that share close proximity to Lagos State”.
