Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the 2023 Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, has criticised Chief Bola Tinubu’s administration for the rising hardship experienced by Nigerians, particularly during the festive season.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Rhodes-Vivour expressed concern over widespread food queues and stampedes across the country, describing it as an unprecedented level of desperation among Nigerians.
He condemned the government’s approach to implementing macroeconomic reforms, noting that adequate measures were not put in place to cushion the effects on citizens.
His words, “You can have a macro economic plan if you are thinking that way, then you should also understand the shock it’s going to do on the ground. So, what did you put in place?”
“There was a point when they said they were transferring money to people. Monies that we couldn’t account for, monies that we couldn’t trace.
“Huge amount of money that just apparently went to the system and disappeared. Without any accountability for it. There was a point when they were sharing food and then there were stampedes at Customs.
“I mean you saw the amount of stampedes that happened this yuletide season. Never in my adult years have I seen Nigerians so desperate to get food.
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“You say a place was going to open at 9am, at 3am people were already queuing for food? That shows the hardship Nigerians are facing.” he added.
Recall that Parallel Facts reported incidents, including a stampede in Okija, Anambra State, which claimed at least 20 lives, and another in Ibadan, Oyo State, where over 35 people, mostly children, died during a carnival. Similar tragedies were reported in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
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