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Former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC Abia North), declared in Abuja Tuesday that the economic hardship in the country has reached a critical stage requiring urgent intervention from President Bola Tinubu.

Senator Kalu who stated this while fielding questions from journalists before commencement of Senate ‘s plenary, said the economic hardship in the country has hit all Nigerians regardless of social status including himself, which according to him, led to stoppage of usage of private jets in his company.

“Hardship is true, people are suffering. We have hundreds of thousands of workers, we have about 10,000 workers in our group that we run.

“We need to pay those salaries. If I fly at any time, buying fuel and maintaining the private plane takes almost $10,000, $20,000.

“Even in my village, everywhere I go, companies, everybody, there is hardship, but I appeal to the federal government, the President to know how he can bring succor quickly to the people of Nigeria.

“He has to do something not yesterday, but today. He must do something like yesterday because the condition of the Nigerian people is not too good. I believe that no president in the world elected by people would want his people to suffer.

“I called our senior members in the group and said when I have to make my sacrifices it is not for the federal government, it is for the good of the company.

“So I said fly no more, fly commercial and saved the money for restructuring our workers both in Nigeria and West Africa so that everybody must feed in this time of hardship.

He however, commended President Tinubu for the courageous economic reforms being carried out for the benefit of all Nigerians in future.

“The reformation going on now has not happened in the last 60 years, no president dared to do what President Tinubu is doing now. It is about courage.

“The man is very courageous. Possibly if I’m president what he is doing now to reform the economy, I won’t do it, I might come slowly,” he said.

On last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Edo state, Senator Kalu said the All Progressives Congress (APC), worked hard for it and won it.

“The national chairman, the national secretary, and members of the NWC, and including the senators, have worked so hard for Edo and I believe that whoever works hard for the election deserves to win.

“The election is about numbers, when you have the numbers on the ground, you win. When you don’t have the numbers you don’t win. INEC has declared the winner and he (Okpebholo) deserve the victory, because it is the most organised party, in terms of togetherness,” he said .

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Intervene how?

We are seeing Tinubu's best efforts. It's just ABYSMAL.

He brought in his financial and economic GURUS in the persons of Wale Edun and Yemi Cardoso and their efforts have been FRUITLESS.

Tinubu and his team do NOT have what it takes to a COMPLEX economy like Nigeria. And that's the TRUTH!

Lagos economy was, and still is, in AUTOPILOT. That's what made them seem like GENIUSES.

A complete BUFFOON could preside over Lagos and it's still be the BEST-PERFORMING state in Nigeria. The resume they tendered was MISLEADING because of the AUTARKIC nature of Lagos.

Only INTERVENTION from Tinubu now would be to RESIGN.

Or SHAMELESSLY beg Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to come back.

Constant distribution of rice that NEVER gets to the average joe is NOT an intervention.

We have an already laid down plan and we've been following it devotedly

These hard time have always been inevitable, but then it wont continue to be that hard

Our Economic reforms will start paying off from Jan 2025

Sacrifice made. Results are coming

Senator Orji Kalu has spoken well. This is the time for all hands to be on deck to support Mr President and the Federal Government in finding solutions to the current challenges.

May God bless Nigeria for ever!

ogododo:
Former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC Abia North), declared in Abuja Tuesday that the economic hardship in the country has reached a critical stage requiring urgent intervention from President Bola Tinubu.
Senator Kalu who stated this while fielding questions from journalists before commencement of Senate ‘s plenary, said the economic hardship in the country has hit all Nigerians regardless of social status including himself, which according to him, led to stoppage of usage of private jets in his company.
“Hardship is true, people are suffering. We have hundreds of thousands of workers, we have about 10,000 workers in our group that we run.
“We need to pay those salaries. If I fly at any time, buying fuel and maintaining the private plane takes almost $10,000, $20,000.
“Even in my village, everywhere I go, companies, everybody, there is hardship, but I appeal to the federal government, the President to know how he can bring succor quickly to the people of Nigeria.

Why do I get the creeps anytime this convict opens his mouth to speak? I hope he is not entertaining the thought of running for the presidency or something of that sort.

I thought his Excellency OUK is currently in China, why is he still talking about hardship?

Nlfpmod, nawa oo.

Kobojunkie:
Why do I get the creeps anytime this convict opens his mouth to speak? I hope he is not entertaining the thought of running for the presidency or something of that sort.

Nawa ooo Nlfpmod.Dem no say even Umuahia no de ease.

APC members have suddenly become wailers.

Senator Kalu has spoken well.

Toh

The message has been passed

CyrusVI:


We have an already laid down plan and we've been following it devotedly

These hard time have always been inevitable, but then it wont continue to be that hard

Our Economic reforms will start paying off from Jan 2025

Sacrifice made. Results are coming

Paying off indeed..So petrol will reverse to #165 and a bag of #40