‘Tinubu’s Harsh Economic Policies Have Erased Nigeria’s Middle Class’, Says Falana
Renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticised the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, saying they have deepened poverty and completely decimated Nigeria’s middle class.
Speaking on Monday on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, Falana said Tinubu’s “harsh neoliberal policies” have worsened the living conditions of millions of Nigerians despite the President’s own acknowledgment of widespread hardship.
“I have seen the President ask APC governors to ‘wet the ground’ more,” Falana said, “but as far as the masses of our people are concerned, things are getting tougher by the day because of the harsh economic crisis in the country, which the President himself recognises. Nigerians all over the country are complaining that things are getting tougher for them.”
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