Chief Edwin Clark, wey be former Federal Commissioner for Information and big leader for South-South, don call on Presido Bola Tinubu to declare emergency for food, say Nigerians de hungry and angry. Clark make dis call on Friday for him house for Asokoro, Abuja, when High Chief Benjamin Tamaranebi, wey be President of Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), come visit am with him team.
On di recent protest wey Nigerians do, di elder statesman say government no fit stop pipo from protesting, say na dem right to protest, just like Presido Tinubu do protest wey last some weeks against Presido Goodluck Jonathan when him remove oil subsidy. According to am, Presido Tinubu no suppose get blame for removal of fuel subsidy since di budgetary provision for am end for June 2023.
But Clark still urge government to find way to reduce poverty, say fuel subsidy removal de cause Nigerians pain. "Oil subsidy be big problem for Nigeria. Oil subsidy no dey only for Nigeria, but everything for Nigeria no dey work because of poor management and poor leadership. True, we all realize later say oil subsidy be scam."
"That be why for 2012, during Presido Jonathan administration, for January 2012, him government remove oil subsidy. During 2023 presidential campaign, all di major parties talk about removal of subsidies. But for 2020 and 2021, Presido Buhari, Minister of Finance, Ahmed, and Minister of State Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, announce to Nigerians say dem no dey subsidize oil again," Clark talk.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: Clark Yan Presido Tinubu: Declare Emergency For Food, Nigerians De Hungry