Tinubu sabi price of egg and bread, presidential aide tok
- One presidential aide tok say dem dey brief President Bola Tinubu regular on food prices, including eggs and bread.
- Dr Abiodun Essiet yarn to State House reporters for Abuja on Tuesday.
- She also mention Mokwa-Bida road for Niger State and local government autonomy.
One presidential aide don push back against di idea say government no sabi di cost of living, say dem dey tell President Bola Tinubu regular wetin everyday food items cost.
Dr Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to di President on Community Engagement for di North-Central region, yarn to State House correspondents for di Presidential Villa for Abuja on Tuesday.
“You think Mr President no sabi di price of egg or bread for market? He sabi, because we dey brief am regular, and so do members of di Federal Executive Council,” she tok.
Essiet tok say she no gree say na only journalists sabi wetin Nigerians dey face. Di realities wey people dey face, she tok, na im her office and other aides dey report back to di President.
Her remarks touch one sore point for many households. Food prices don stay high, and di cost of staples like bread and eggs na daily worry for families wey dey try feed demself.
Roads, councils and di subsidy
Essiet point to infrastructure as di administration main answer to hardship. She cite di Mokwa-Bida road for Niger State, wey she tok say residents don dey ask government to fix for long.
According to her, dem last award di road contract 46 years ago, and im poor state don contribute to fatal accidents involving motorists and heavy trucks.
She tok say Tinubu direct say make dem rebuild di road with reinforced concrete instead of ordinary asphalt so e go last longer.
On local government, Essiet defend di President push for council autonomy through di courts, say stronger councils go bring development closer to communities.
She tok say her office set up one citizens’ assembly of more than 700 people across di North-Central region to report problems for dia areas. About 70 per cent of di issues wey dem raise, she tok, fall under local governments, and she raise concern say some council workers no dey report to dia offices.
She also defend di removal of petrol subsidy, argue say e help Nigeria cope with pressures for global oil and energy markets, and point to government programmes wey dem mean to soften di effect on Nigerians.
Her comments follow Vice President Kashim Shettima promise on October 19 say food prices go fall for coming weeks as government tackle problems for farming. Shettima tok for one event wey groups wey dey back Tinubu re-election bid organise.
