As Nigerians continue to lament over economic hardship facing the country, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said Nigeria is a poor country with exaggerated sense of wealth.
Onanuga made this known during his appearance on Arise News TV’s program on Monday.
“Nigeria is a very very poor country, to be honest. I think our wealth is overestimated,” he said. “I think we have a poor estimation of the wealth of the country, we are a very poor country.”
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Onanuga’s claim comes hours after the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, told Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to inform her husband about the unprecedented hardship in the country.
Also, the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, on Sunday said that the NLC may demand N1 million as the new minimum wage for government workers.
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Speaking on the economic policies of his principal, Onanuga asserted that with the removal of subsidies on petrol and the unification of the exchange rate, the government is hoping that the pressure on the country’s finances will reduce.
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