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Mr. President, Nigerians are Suffering

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"sPKTJyVu" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"n2JltMfV" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>By Adnan Mukhtar Tudunwada<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With the increase in fuel price amid the closure of borders due to COVID-19&comma; increase in electricity tariff&comma; insecurity&comma; lack of access to good roads&comma; hospitals&comma; and other basic amenities&semi; it&&num;8217&semi;s an understatement to say that Nigerians are suffering&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"CnGrxbzj" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>President Muhammadu Buhari was the last hope of the common man in recent years&period; But many are now doubting whether it is the Buhari of yesterday that is leading Nigeria today&period; If not for the little improvement in the fight against Boko Haram&comma; I can say that the Jonathan administration performed better than that of Buhari&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I don&&num;8217&semi;t have to go into any comparison with previous governments&comma; but it is a duty for the government to account for what it is doing&period; It is a duty for active citizens to ask questions like where are we and where we are heading to<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since the coming of Buhari to power&comma; the electricity tariff has never gone down&period; The petrol price will plummet for just a few days or weeks and astronomically skyrockets again&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr&period; President made so many promises that are yet to be fulfilled&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;stlouisfed&period;org&sol;on-the-economy">On the economy<&sol;a>&comma; the government has done a wonderful job in the area of farming&period; But farmers&&num;8217&semi; access to fertilizer is still not as impressive as expected&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There is rapid development in rice farming&period; Nigeria is doing well in this sector&comma; but we still have a long way in making the agric economy of this country money-spinning&comma; like in other countries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Where are we in making the refineries active&quest; What about the Kaduna refinery that we were told is going to start working before the end of Buhari&&num;8217&semi;s first term&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr&period; President&comma; where are we in reducing the cost of governance for political appointees and more especially the running cost of your government&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I am sure&comma; so many Nigerians will not forgive him for making them believe that he was the only messiah&comma; who can rescue the nation&&num;8217&semi;s ship&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The gruesome killings in Katsina&comma; Zamfara&comma; Sokoto&comma; Benue&comma; and the Plateau States because of bandits and farmers-herders clash&comma; together with the kidnapping of innocent citizens by gunmen on our highways is enough testimony of the failure of the Buhari government&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One of the things that makes life pleasurable for citizens is access to constant electricity and water supply&comma; good roads&comma; health care services&comma; and job security&period; But of none aforementioned has improved under Mr&period; President&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2020&sol;06&sol;29&sol;how-female-students-in-higher-institutions-suffers-sexual-assault-report&sol;">How female students in higher institutions suffer Sexual assault- report<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The worst is the failure of the President to unite his appointees&period; There is an inter-agency rivalry&period; It was Magu and Malami&comma; Abike Irewa and Pantami&comma; Ngige and NSITF&comma; Keyamo and NDE&comma; NSA Babagana Monguno&comma; and Late Abba Kyari&comma; all under the watch of PMB&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nothing in this country is making the common man excited as was envisioned before President Buhari assumed office&period; There is an increase in the price of foodstuffs&period; The local rice is today being sold at either 23k or 24k&comma; while the foreign rice is close to 30k&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Where will the meager salary of 30k&comma; as minimum wage&comma; take workers to&quest; How will a worker pay for his rent&comma; pays school fees for his children&comma; among others&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is apparent Mr&period; President seems less bothered about the state of the nation&period; He does not even care to address Nigerians in their hardship&period; This is totally unacceptable&comma; and reprehensible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is time for the President to address the deplorable condition of diverse sectors of the country&&num;8217&semi;s economy&period; He still has three more years to bequeath a lasting legacy&period; But before that time&comma; I say&comma; and with due respect&comma; Mr&period; President&comma; Nigerians are suffering&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Adnan&comma; a journalist&comma; wrote in from Kano&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He can be reached via&colon; Adnanmukhtaradam&commat;gmail&period;com&comma; or<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Twitter&colon; &commat;adnanmouckhtar<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; 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