Tinubu Knows Prices Of Eggs, Bread, Presidential Aide Says

A presidential aide, Dr Abiodun Essiet, has stated President Bola Tinubu is conscious of the rising costs of important meals gadgets, together with eggs and bread.

Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement within the North-Central area, made this recognized on Tuesday whereas talking with State House correspondents on the Presidential Villa in Abuja. She defined that the President receives common briefings on the residing situations of Nigerians by way of neighborhood engagement actions and members of the Federal Executive Council.

“I don’t feel it’s only media people who understand what the people are facing. Some of the realities our people are experiencing are what we communicate to Mr President,” she stated.

Essiet additional burdened that the common briefings hold Tinubu knowledgeable about the price of primary commodities.

“I usually tell people, you think Mr President doesn’t know the price of egg or bread in the market? He does, because we brief him regularly, and so do members of the Federal Executive Council,” she said.

Regarding infrastructure improvement, the presidential aide cited the deliberate reconstruction of the Mokwa-Bida street in Niger State for instance of efforts to deal with residents’ issues.

She stated the street had remained in poor situation for many years, with residents repeatedly calling on the Federal Government to intervene. According to her, the street was final reconstructed 46 years in the past, and its deteriorating situation has contributed to deadly accidents involving motorists and heavy-duty autos.

“The last time that road was given out on contract was 46 years ago. So tell me if that is not the wish of the people,” she stated.

Essiet additionally disclosed that Tinubu had directed that the street be reconstructed with bolstered concrete fairly than typical asphalt to enhance its sturdiness.

“Mr President said they should award the contract and make sure that the contract will be reinforced concrete, not just asphalt,” she added.

Meanwhile, Vice President Kashim Shettima expressed optimism on October 19 that meals costs would decline within the coming weeks, citing Federal Government efforts to deal with challenges affecting agricultural manufacturing.

Shettima made the remarks at a discussion board titled Together Till 2027: An Evening with Original City Boy, organised by the City Boy Movement alongside the Relax-Tinubu-Is-Fixing-Nigeria motion, each of which help Tinubu’s re-election bid.