SAN Afe Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), has hit Tinubu’s government hard with the recent happenings in the country.
The respected elder stated what the problem is and why he has an issue with the approach adopted by president Tinubu.
In a recent visit, he said, “Those who are complaining about hunger are doing so sincerely. They are hungry. A hungry man can go to any length to show his anger,” he said.
“We do not need anybody to tell us that there is hunger in the country. The protest was genuine and the government should listen to them.
“The duty of the government is the welfare of the people. The problem we have now is that people cannot move freely.
They have abandoned the farms. People are being killed in their farms and everybody wants to stay where they are safe. It is because the government has failed in this regard that we have hunger.
“It is wrong for the government to be sharing garri, beans and rice as palliatives. They are turning the people into beggars. The government that is giving the people rice and beans is leading us to poverty.
“The government is discouraging people from working, whereas, the government must provide an enabling environment for people to work and feed themselves.”
The respected academia said, this approach adopted by Tinubu is not sustainable. Sharing palliative is not what the nation needs and it won’t reduce food scarcity.
The government should rather protect farmers so they can go back to farm, plant and harvest food for the citizens.