FROM MIJINYAWA BABA- UTHMAN MINNA
A Senior Advocate Of Nigeria Barrister Jonanthan Taidi Gunu (SAN) has said that Nigerians are passing through the thoughest moment of their lives warning that the leaders should leave up to their responsibility.
"He stated that the increasing rates of hunger among the Nigerians populists has taken in to a fearful proportion warning that if adequate measure is not taken to cushion the alarming proportion of poverty and hunger bedeviling the citizens it may lead to unprecedented reactions from Nigerians.
Speaking with Journalists in an interview in Minna Wednesday, the Senior Advocate said leaders should in the interest of Nigerians to alleviate the increasing hardship imposed on the people, saying that with the current situation in the country people may revolt against the leaders if necessary things are not done to cushion the effect of the suffering.
According to the senior advocates, the removal of subsidies without putting the needed remedies in place to improve the well being of the people is an absurdity that should not be allowed adding that the leaders are taking the patience of the citizens for granted.
" Is a fact,arising from the withdrawal of fuel subsidies our economic situation has become unpredictably harsh.
" You wake up everyday the prices of iterms are on rise Without no comesurate incomes on the part of our people
" This is very unacceptable. The goverment itself that withdrew the subsidies don't have plan for the repacursion of that withdrawal." he declared.
He urged that it is in the interest of the generality of the people that the leaders to quickly go back to the drawing board to put an enhancing measure in place to safeguard the situations from getting out of control.
" They shouldn't Waite until the protest that are now in pockets begin to spread all over the country it will be very uncontrollable for them" he added.
Barrister Jonanthan Taidi then stated that the patience of the people should not be taken for granted noting that the hardship facing the citizens asa result of the removal of subsidies Without any comesurate measures put in place to reduce the unprecedented suffering of the people is unacceptable.
