By Ishaya Ibrahim
A former veteran spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has confessed giving up on the possibility of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to rescue the country, saying those who would do it have not been born.
Igbokwe, one of those who campaigned vigorously for Tinubu in the buildup to the 2023 general election, said in a Facebook post on Friday that it came to him as a shock when he learned that a bag of rice now exceeds N100,000.
“With all the rice mills we have in Nigeria, my wife just told me that a bag of rice is now N100,000 plus. Without sounding immodest, I am constrained to say that the men and women that will rescue this country from self-inflicted pains and tears are not born yet,” he wrote.
Igbokwe had earlier complained about the cost of electricity, saying it would kill businesses
In a post on his Facebook page three weeks ago, Igbokwe lamented that N20,000 worth of units only lasted him for just a day.
He said: “PBAT, please look into the new electricity tariff in Nigeria. It will kill businesses if the government does not act as quickly as possible. I have a small office in Surulere with about 7 units of AC.
“We used to buy 300 plus units for N20,000. Yesterday we bought N20,000 worth of units and it lasted for just one day. They call it band A group. I pray that we review this.”
