Party chieftain criticises FG’s palliative care because 20 trucks are unable to feed the Nyanya people in Abuja.

Shehu Gabam, the national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has criticised the federal government’s palliative measures, claiming they do not go far enough to address the nation’s economic hardship.

“There are no fundamental effects from the palliative procedures the government has implemented. I recently witnessed the delivery of twenty rice trailers to nearly every state in the federation. If distributed in Abuja today, it cannot care for Nyanya alone,” the SDP chairman stated last night on Channels Television.

Food prices have increased to new heights through the rooftops. Nigerians are still severely impacted by the rising cost of living, even in spite of government efforts such as giving grains to governors and urging patience.

Gabam is unhappy about the development, linking it to supply issues.

“The food supply chain of the country has been cut off tremendously and that is why the foodstuff has gone to the roof,” he said.

“Now, if you compare this with what people are earning and what people are struggling to do to keep life going, you will know that these are almost inevitable.”

The high cost of living has led to calls for protest across the country. The government has met stakeholders as part of a last-minute push to avert the demonstrations.

President Bola Tinubu has also called on the organisers to stop the planned protest, saying he is aware of the challenges facing Nigerians.

However, Gabam wants the Nigerian leader to do more. He is advocating a national broadcast by the president to reassure citizens of his commitment to addressing their grievances.