JOE Igbokwe, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of those who campaigned vigorously for President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the buildup to the 2023 election has said those who will rescue Nigeria are not yet born.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Igbokwe lamented that a bag of rice now costs N100,000.
“With all the rice mills we have in Nigeria, my wife just told me that a bag of rice is now ₦100k plus. Without sounding immodest, I am constrained to say that the men and women that will rescue this country from self-inflicted pains and tears are not born yet,” he wrote.
Igbokwe, who served under virtually every Lagos State governor since 1999, has been critical of some policies of the Tinubu administration, marking a departure from what he stood for.
Eighteen-Eleven Media recalls that in early September 2024, Mr Igbokwe surprised not a few people when he called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to look into the new electricity tariff in the country.
In a post on his Facebook page on Saturday, 7 September 2024, Igbokwe lamented that N20,000 worth of units now only last for just a day.
The APC chieftain, therefore, urged the government to review the tariff.
He said: “PBAT, please look into the new electricity tariff in Nigeria. It will kill businesses if the government does not act as quickly as possible. I have a small office in Surulere with about 7 units of AC.
“We used to buy 300 plus units for N20,0000. Yesterday, we bought N20,000 worth of units, and it lasted for just one day. They call it Band A group. I pray that we review this.”
Eighteen-Eleven Media