Hardship: ‘You Wonder If Tinubu Has Sympathetic Ears’ – Sani

A Board of Trustees (BoT) member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and former Secretary-General of the Forum, Anthony Sani, has expressed deep concern over the worsening socioeconomic hardship in Nigeria.

Sani, in an interview with The Sun, questioned whether President Bola Tinubu truly understands the plight of the masses who continue to grapple with the harsh economic realities under his administration.

He criticized the government’s perceived indifference to Nigerians’ struggles, highlighting widespread complaints about the escalating cost of living and the lack of visible relief measures.

Speaking on the level of hardship in the country, he said, “When you wonder whether President Bola Tinubu has sympathetic ears, considering the outcry due to hardship from hyperinflation, you at once conveying the impression that Mr. President is refusing to do the needful.

“This is most unfair, especially when regard is paid to what the president has said several times, to wit, that he cannot think out an alternative course of action to what he is doing.

“But if anybody has a better alternative course of action, he is free to make it public, and I believe the president will look at it for performance. The mere fact that nobody has proffered a solution that will bring succour in the shortest possible time is an indication that the president is right when he says his policies, which have come with inflation, are not a matter of choice but are tasks that must be done.

“And since we cannot provide alternatives, that are superior, then we should come together with the government and unleash our synergistic potential against collective challenges under the watch of Mr. President. This is because lamentations alone are never the solution.

“More so that anybody can lament. The solution is for Nigerians to come to terms with reality and embark on consciously directed efforts to make common desires possible and then actual.”