Comrade Joe Ajaero, the national president of the National Labour Congress (NLC), has rated Tinubu’s economic policies poorly, saying they are killing Nigerians. The NLC is Nigeria’s largest workers’ association.
Tinubu inherited a range of challenges from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari: high unemployment, inflation at the highest level in 20 years, record debt, widespread insecurity and massive oil theft draining national revenue. He extended the ruling party’s reign with his election victory in February 25, 2023 after promising voters he would deal with these issues.
Tinubu has implemented a series of wide-ranging reforms aimed at revitalizing growth in Nigeria since taking office in May. But the reforms, including repealing a petrol subsidy have sent the country’s inflation reaching for the skies.
The government has repeatedly defended Tinubu’s first major decision as a painful necessity. But Ajaero strongly disagrees.
“The harsh reality is that many Nigerians live on less than one dollar per day, and the situation has worsened after the subsidy removal. Locally produced goods have become exorbitantly expensive,” the labour leader said on Thursday.
—Ezinwanne Onwuka reports for TruthNigeria from Abuja.
