Tinubu Has Turned Nigerians to Beggars with Palliatives – Afe Babalola
A foremost legal practitioner and business typhoon, Aare Afe Babalola has slammed President Bola Tinubu for turning Nigerians into beggars. The senior advocate of Nigeria expressed his support for the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country saying that it was clear that Nigerians are really hungry.
The doctor of letters talked in Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State. He explained that the protest was genuine and that the administration of Bola Tinubu should listen to the protesters.
“Those who are complaining about hunger are doing so sincerely. They are hungry. A hungry man can go to any length to show his anger. We do not need anybody to tell us about hunger in the country. The protest was genuine and the government should listen to them,” Babalola said.
He highlighted the duties of the government including provision of welfare. He said that people could no longer move freely and have therefore abandoned their farms.
“The duty of the government is the welfare of the people. The problem we have now is that people cannot move freely. They have abandoned the farms.
“People are being killed on their farms and everybody wants to stay where they are safe. It is because the government has failed in this regard that we have hunger.
“It is wrong for the government to be sharing garri, beans and rice as palliatives. They are turning the people into beggars. The government that is giving the people rice and beans is leading us to poverty.
“The government is discouraging people from working, whereas, the government must provide the people enabling environment for people to work and feed themselves.”
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