The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of pushing Nigerians “dangerously close to the limits of human endurance” with its economic policies.
In a statement, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said that with petrol selling for as much as N1,470 per litre, transportation, food and basic education had become increasingly unaffordable for Nigerians.
“President Tinubu has turned the petrol pump into an instrument of punishment for everyday Nigerians,” the statement reads.
“Food, transportation, electricity, education, and everything Nigerians need to survive responds directly to the price of fuel and combine together to make life difficult for the majority of Nigerians.”
Abdullahi said reports of private schools increasing fees by between 30 and 40 percent, while incomes have not increased by a similar margin, are further evidence of the worsening economic conditions under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government.
The ADC spokesperson said the opposition party does not blame school proprietors for the fee increases, noting that they are themselves “struggling” with rising taxes, electricity bills, fuel costs, rent and salaries.
