The President-General of the forum, Yerima Shettima stated this while reacting to the hike in the price of fuel.
Speaking to newsmen, he lamented that it seemed like the current government may have lost touch with the current realities of what Nigerians were going through.
According to him, it was unfortunate for the same government that appealed to Nigerians not to embark on protests with the promise to make life better to wake up all of a sudden to add to the pains of its people.
He said, “The price of foodstuff is no longer within the reach of an ordinary Nigerian and is now clear that the increase in minimum wage to N70,000 is nothing but a deceit,” stressing that it cannot meet the needs of one person not to talk of a family.
“For me, the federal government should have a rethink on the numerous challenges.
“President Bola Tinubu must allow Nigerians to breathe because with the situation of things now, angry and hungry Nigerians are further being pushed to the…