Former NHIS Executive Secretary Expresses Concern Over Southeast’s Response To Nigeria’s Incessant Hardship; SEE What He EXPOSED
Professor Usman Yusuf, the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), expressed astonishment over the prevailing silence in the South Eastern region amidst the escalating economic challenges gripping the nation.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning. Show program, Yusuf emphasized the urgent need for presidential intervention by purchasing food supplies and flooding the market to alleviate the mounting food insecurity before the situation deteriorates irreparably.
Addressing the concerning issue of hunger, particularly evident in regions like the southwest and northern Nigeria, Yusuf highlighted the absence of significant agitation in the South East, which caught his attention.
Despite nationwide calls for government action to mitigate the hunger crisis, the resilience displayed by the South Eastern populace struck him as unexpected and noteworthy.
The lack of vocal dissent from the South East in the face of worsening economic conditions contrasts with the growing unrest observed in other regions, prompting Yusuf to underscore the Importance of addressing food shortages as a national priority.
Usman said: “I honestly don’t know why the South East is quiet, uncharacteristically quiet. But the President needs to find out. The North is where I know I live; even my heritage is. The silence in the North is more lethal than anywhere else in the country. And the President needs to listen to that.”
He said: “The silence in the North, from the people of the North in spite of the suffering people are going through, is more lethal than people coming out. We are going into the month of Ramadan, people are going to pray. We ask the President to buy food, flood the market and feed the people before things get too late.”
He added: “The whole country is suffering. There’ s hunger in the land. We hope you listen. Don’t listen to your advisers. Bring a whole lot of money for food, don’t wait for the governors.
According to a similar piece, the economic crisis in Nigeria is worsening, and President Bola Tinubu is under enormous pressure to keep his campaign pledges nine months after taking office.
Many Nigerians, even those who backed his candidature, have harshly condemned President Tinubu’s administration style and economic policies in recent weeks, citing the country’s present high cost of living.
On the streets of Lagos State and across the country, the tremendous joy that greeted his administration upon taking office in May last year seemed to have given way to despair and rage.
However, many Nigerians are worried if the President appreciates the scale of the task at hand, while others are just upset and bewildered about the country’ s direction, with prices for products and services growing on a daily basis and becoming out of reach.
(Scooper News )
