HUNGER! Own up to your glaring errors, ex-gov Shekarau tells Tinubu

Ex-governor of Kano State has said the President Bola Tinubu-led government should review its economic policies and admit to its mistakes.

Nigeria’s economic fortunes have plummeted in the wage of the subsidy removal policy and the floating of the naira – all implemented by the Tinubu government.

The value of the naira which is the nation’s currency has sharply fallen in the wake of these policies, prompting protests by Nigerians.

To address the issues, Shekarau said Tinubu and his team should have a review of its economic policies and admit to mistakes where necessary.

“As we say in the teaching job, the best learning is when you learn through your mistakes,” the former governor said on Friday on national TV program.

“Let the government sit back and identify: ‘What areas have you made some errors? What mistakes have you made? What pronouncements have been made in error? What policies were put in place that are really breeding this kind of crisis of hunger and high cost of living and inflation [food] of 40 percent’?”

Recall that since the famous “subsidy is gone” statement by President Tinubu at his inauguration in May 2023, the price of petrol is now about thrice higher, pushing inflation figures up.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s inflation figure was at 34 percent in June 2024, making the cost of essential items beyond the reach of millions of people.