The Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) has demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari come out and explain to Nigerians why hunger in the country is increasing.
The group said Nigerians are presently unhappy with the president because prices of food items are increasing everyday.
Director of Youth Sensitisation and Rehabilitation Affairs of the Congress, Lucky Udu, who made the statement in a video released on social media, also urged market sellers and buyers to express their frustration.
He added, “A bag of pure water used to sell for 70naira but now sells for 350naira. From 70naira to 350naira? How can anyone cope with this much change? Salaries are still the same and majority of Nigerians do not know anything about inflation; all they know is that prices keep going up everyday with no hope of restoration.
“Nigerians are hopeless because all they keep seeing is that the prices of commodities keep going up and never come down and they don’t know if life will ever go back to normal again. It is in times like this that the president needs to speak to his people and inspire hope in them.
“Not every Nigerian is literate enough to understand the concept of economics nor the situation of the world. Market sellers and buyers in Nigeria need to express their frustration.