Lukman, who urged President Tinubu to be responsive to the sufferings of Nigerians, said that Nigerians were becoming impoverished and Nigerians could no longer afford basic medication.
Salihu Lukman, a former North-West Vice Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has slammed President Bola Tinubu over the rising poverty and hardship stiffening Nigerians.
The APC chieftain said this in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen on Monday.
Lukman, who urged President Tinubu to be responsive to the sufferings of Nigerians, said that Nigerians were becoming impoverished and Nigerians could no longer afford basic medication.
He charged the President, APC leaders and politicians to do better for Nigerians.
Lukman in the statement said, “Is President Asiwaju Tinubu at all aware that the majority of our citizens, including relatively high-income earners cannot afford medication when they are sick?
“The belief of many of us, and indeed most Nigerians, is that President Tinubu is a responsive politician who will not recklessly take any decision without weighing its consequences on the lives of citizens.
“It is our expectation he will quickly review and recalibrate such decisions with the overall objective of protecting the welfare of citizens. That is what progressive politics is all about.
“May God Almighty touch the heart of President Asiwaju Tinubu and all APC leaders, and indeed all Nigerian politicians, to understand that millions of Nigerians are confronted with life threatening reality today.
“Just like we asked for the votes of citizens during elections, citizens are asking leaders, especially President Tinubu, to be responsive to today’s reality.”