Hardship: People struggling silently — Ex-Buhari aide Ahmad

Bashir Ahmad, an ex-aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari, in a veiled criticism against President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the biting economic hardship in the country, has said that many Nigerians are struggling silently.

Ahmad wrote on X: “Truly, many people are struggling silently in these times of critical economic hardship. They shouldn’t have to beg or show their need for our support. Let’s extend a helping hand to as many people as we can, even when they don’t ask for it. Small acts of kindness can make a big difference. Encourage those in your circle to also do the same.”

The statement comes after Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, jerked up the pump price of the Petroleum Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, to N1,030 per litre.

Many Nigerians had condemned the latest fuel price hike.

Newnaija recalls that economists had warned that the number of Nigerians below the poverty line may soon exceed the 104 million projected by the World Bank in 2023.

The projection came after the recent increase in the pump price of petrol in September 2024 and the prevailing food supply challenges gripping the country.

The World Bank said that the poverty rate in the country increased to 46 per cent in 2023, representing 104 million poor Nigerians.

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Hardship: People struggling silently — Ex-Buhari aide Ahmad