BEVERLY HILLS, AUGUST 9, (THEWILL) – The factional chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State, Hussaini Mairiga, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing worry that there was nothing to show for the over one year of the Buhari administration in power.
While describing the president as a total failure, Mairiga, who is known for his bluntness, told newsmen in Kano that poverty in the country had reached an unprecedented level.
“From the looks of things, President Buhari has betrayed the confidence of the Nigerian masses who voted for him massively into power,” he said, noting that it was not an exaggeration that members of many families in the country go to bed without at least one square meal.
The factional chairman lamented that while a bag of rice now sold for N16, 000, prices of other essentials commodities had tripled, adding that some families had fled their homes because they could no longer provide the basic necessities of life for their loved ones.
He noted with dismay that prices of goods were rising at a time the ordinary man did not have money to make a living.
Mairiga said it was disturbing that those around the president, including his ministers, had refused to tell him the truth and advise him on the reality on ground.
While reminding Buhari of his campaign promises and expressed displeasure at the way the masses were allowed to wallow in destitution and penury, he said Nigerians were in the worst condition that needed urgent attention.
The factional APC chairman advised the President to stop deceiving Nigerians that the nation had no money whereas on monthly basis, the federal and states governments continued to enjoy a boost in their allocations.
