Nigerians not hungry as being claimed - Presidency
Bayo Onanuga says credit facilities and a minimum wage increase are easing hardship as opposition figures accuse the government of denial.
- On Tuesday, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga dismissed claims of widespread hunger in Nigeria, insisting citizens are benefiting from President Bola Tinubu's economic policies during an appearance on Arise Television's Prime Time programme.
- Onanuga cited infrastructure projects like the new concrete road connecting Ijebu-Ode and Shagamu as evidence of progress, arguing that early criticism like the Yoruba phrase "Ebi n pa wa" contributed to exaggerated perceptions of hardship.
- Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar criticized the administration's stance, with Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication Phrank Shaibu describing the government as "increasingly detached from the realities confronting ordinary Nigerians" in a statement.
- Atiku argued that families are struggling with soaring costs and insecurity, asserting the administration's attempt to shift blame to media ignores citizens' "lived realities" and economic hardship.
- Onanuga pointed to the recent increase in the national minimum wage by more than 100 per cent, though national debate persists regarding the actual impact of government reforms on citizens' cost of living.
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Atiku: Hunger has become one of the features of Tinubu’s...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Presidency of blaming the media for the worsening insecurity and economic hardship in the country. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described this as a dangerous exercise in denial by an administration “increasingly detached from the realities confronting ordinary Nigerians”. He said it was both astonishing and insulting that a…
I don’t see the hunger Nigerians complain about — Tinubu’s aide
Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s aide, claims he doesn’t see the hunger Nigerians complain about, citing infrastructure and loan benefits. Read his full defense of e Read More: https://punchng.com/i-dont-see-the-hunger-nigerians-complain-about-tinubus-aide/
Nigerians not hungry as being claimed - Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed claims of widespread hunger in Nigeria, insisting that many citizens are benefiting from the policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated this while speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Tuesday. According to Onanuga, ongoing infrastructure projects and economic interventions introduced by the government are hav…
Hunger Comment: ADC blasts Presidency over hardship denial - THE AUTHORITY NEWS
By Myke Uzendu, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of being disconnected from the realities facing ordinary Nigerians, following comments by Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga that he does not see the level of hunger and hardship being reported across the country. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC des…
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