By Yusuf Mutiu-Olaitan
Sen. Neda Imaseun representing Edo South at the Senate has lamented that the policies of President Bola Tinubu can’t work for Nigerians, faulting the president on the decisions to remove fuel subsidy and unifying the currencies.
Imaseun, Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, disclosed this while appearing on Inside Sources on Channels Television on Sunday.
He said that Nigerians who fall in the middle class are suffering so much from the policies of President Tinubu.
The Labor Party Lawmaker urges Nigerians not to trade blame but join hands to seek solutions to the country’s problems.
“The steps that are being taken, I’m afraid that the suffering that Nigerians are going through right now is too much of a price to pay for it,” he said.
“Now, this is a country that we don’t produce; we import, and we are devaluing our naira. I don’t see how that is going to help us. Everything is tied to the dollar, and the dollar keeps going up.
“Let’s develop our industries. These SMEs work a lot if we can strengthen small and medium enterprises and give the middle class breathing space to do what they have to do.
“On this question of subsidy, there is no country that does not subsidise, especially in the area of agriculture.
“Today, many cannot buy a bag of rice; it’s about N100,000.”