The twin woes of the deteriorating state of the economy and rising cases of insecurity across the country will not subside until President Bola Ahmed Tinubu comes up with urgent remedial measures to show he is in charge. National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba, while reviewing the protests and uprising against high cost of living across the country, told AZIMAZI MOMOH JIMOH in an exclusive interview that the abrupt removal of subsidy on petroleum products without due economic strategies, among other mistakes, have resulted in serious hardship, which is responsible for the current apprehension in the country. Ologunagba also said that the poor confidence the people had in the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration has worsened substantially because of its poor approaches to issues of unemployment, poverty, high cost of living and insecurity. Excerpts:
There were protests in two major…
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