"It’s Unbearable": APC Youths Lament as Hardship Bites Harder
- APC youths, under the aegis of the League of Youth Voters for Tinubu and Shettima, have called on the president to address the hardship in the country
- The group also urged the president to ensure that youths are appointed in the next set of appointments he would make
- According to the group, their expectations are on the appointments of ministers and heads of government agencies and department
FCT, Abuja - A youth group in the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the League of Youth Voters for Tinubu and Shettima has lamented the rising cost of living in the country as they urged President Bola Tinubu to address the crisis.
Ayoola Oyejide, the national coordinator of the group, while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, July 6, said the rising cost of living in Nigeria is unbearable for the ordinary person, The Cable reported.
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APC youths urge President Tinubu to fight corruption
His statement reads in part:
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“Rise in the cost of living is unprecedented and unbearable. The president is expected to revamp our ailing and critically dysfunctional economy.”
The group also condemned corruption among public functionaries in the country, describing the development as endemic.
Oyejide maintained that the President was expected to confront the challenges with strict hands, lay down a good foundation for transparency, and have zero tolerance for corruption.
Appoint youths as minister, President Tinubu urged
President Tinubu was also implored by the group to give room for young people in his administration, noting that Nigeria is a blessed country with highly intelligent youths.
The group added that the president is known for his grooming record, such as having youths in governance, and their expectation is to see the president sustain the habit.
While addressing the press, Oyejide said their expectations are for youths to be included in the president's subsequent appointments, which include ministers, heads of agencies and departments, and board members of federal institutions.
APC, Tinubu resolve ‘rift’ over NASS principal officers, Adamu
Legit.ng earlier reported that the crisis rocking the APC over the announcement of the principal officers at the national assembly has come to an end.
This is as the APC national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, said the issue was solved at the party's leadership meeting.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the House of Reps, announced the principal officers of the house on Tuesday.
Source: Legit.ng
