Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has slammed the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his current feedback on the 2027 common election in Nigeria.
The minister of FCT had throughout a thanksgiving service by Senator Barinada Mpigi in Tai Native Authorities Space of the state talked about that he might not await the following common election in 2027, with the optimism that no one can problem his group on the polls.
In the meantime, the APC chieftain has described the remark credited to the immediate-past governor of Rivers State as ridiculous, insisting that Wike shouldn’t be speaking about 2027 elections and the way nobody can problem him on the polls when the Nigerian populace are struggling hardship and hunger.
Eze harassed that the administration below which the FCT minister serves has “thrown the nation into the darkest interval of financial woes within the annals of its historical past.”
“It’s ridiculous that whereas many Nigerians are dying in droves due to the hardship going through us as a rustic, Chief Nyesom Wike, the incumbent minister of FCT, on the Thanksgiving Service in honour of Senator Barinada Mpigi could be speaking about 2027 common election and the way no one might be in place to problem him and his group.”
In an announcement made out there to journalists yesterday in Port Harcourt, Eze mentioned: “With the arrogance the FCT Minister spoke on how he intends to run elections in 2027, it’s both the previous governor not operates from Nigeria or have to be working both from the moon or the solar to not observe the extent of protests all around the nation or the collapse of our naira or the failure of our financial system and the attendant starvation ravaging Nigerians.”
He mentioned with the current state of financial system, “Nigeria has change into a dwelling hell on earth as meals, cement, gas costs proceed to hit the roof.”
The APC chieftain acknowledged additional that following the exorbitant value of rice, garri, beans and different meals gadgets, Nigerians now go to mattress every night time hungry, stressing that the truth ought to concern any affordable Nigerian who’s a part of the federal government of the day.
He mentioned: “As on the time Wike was making his utterances, a litre of gas was offered at N720, a bag of rice for N75,000, a basin of Ikwerre Garri, N12,000, and N12,000 for a bag of cement.
“It requires concern that in state of affairs of financial hardship such that we now have fallen into, the place 46 professors and others in UniAbuja, FUTMinna, in line with ASUU, died resulting from attendant hardship, worthless opportunists could be speaking about elections with out being mobbed.”
Eze quoted the Educational Employees Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja Zone, expressing deep sorrow final Monday over the lack of a number of of its members resulting from financial hardship, insufficient remuneration, and unfavorable working situations prevailing within the nation.
He described Wike’s touch upon politics “at this attempting instances as ridiculous, insensitive, callous, careless, unlucky, and try and incite the indignant and hungry Nigerians in opposition to Tinubu’s administration.
“At the moment, Nigerians are consuming from the dustbin whereas in Lagos, Nigerians are being handled like animals whereas struggling for 100 naira loaf of bread and two tubers of yam, however to Wike, what issues most is the 2027 common election.”
Whereas urging residents to proceed to hope with the hope that issues will get higher, Eze referred to as on Nigerians to be cautious of political enemies who don’t imply nicely for the nation and the individuals.
