The North-South Progressives Alliance (NOSPA), a support group of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have told him that the citizens want action from him rather than promises at this critical stage of economic hardship.
In an open letter to Tinubu entitled: “We Need More Than Promises. The Time For Action Is Now”, NOSPA said the group finds it extremely difficult to defend his policies because they are not yielding the expected results which they campaigned to convince Nigerians to give him their mandate for.
The letter which was signed by NOSPA convener, Alwan Hassan and the six zonal coordinators, said millions of Nigerians have not only become poorer in recent times, but they are also dealing with unprecedented hunger and rising insecurity across various communities amidst a growing sense of national discord.
“Food, which is the most basic need of man, has become a luxury above the means of ordinary Nigerians, simply because their prices have skyrocketed. The amount you get an item in the market this hour is not the amount you will get it the next hour.
“From garri to rice, noodles to eggs and everyday staples, Nigerians are forced to make painful choices of what and when to consume them because their prices are not within reach. Simply put, prices are going up, but the purchasing power keeps reducing,” the letter read.
The group also urged the president to revisit some plans of the past governments such as the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) of the Buhari administration with a view to implementing what worked in those plans. It insisted that the suspension of the implementation of the National Social Investment Programmes must be immediately lifted while a decision is taken on the suspension of the minister supervising the programme.
