Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), has said that the Tinubu government is turning Nigerians into beggars with its latest approach of distributing food palliatives to cushion economic hardship.
He stated that the recent protests over hunger in the country stemmed from genuine concern, lamenting the insecurity that has forced people to abandon their farms out of fear for their safety.
“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,” he said, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation.
“We do not need anybody to tell us that there is hunger in the country. The protest was genuine, and the government should listen to them.”
He further stressed that the government’s primary duty is the welfare of the people, pointing out that the current problem is that people cannot move freely due to insecurity.
However, he noted that 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.
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