Fuel Subsidy removal: Hardship will end soon – Ex-Senate President, Lawan

In light of the difficulties brought on by the federal government’s elimination of the petrol subsidy, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, President of the 9th Senate, has urged his fellow countrymen to maintain optimism.

On Saturday, while kicking off the distribution of 9,000 bags of wheat to his constituents in 60 wards across six local government areas of Yobe North Senatorial District, Lawan made the request.

Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan’s SAIL Empowerment Foundation held an intervention scheme at Filin Katuzu in the Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, and a statement from the former Senate president’s media adviser, Ezrel Tabiowo, said that the program would be expanded to include Muslim religious communities, Christian communities, and people with disabilities.

Lawan urged the recipients and all of Nigeria to keep praying for an end to the current crisis and to maintain an optimistic outlook.

“This is not the end of the world; it is only a minor setback for the time being. Sometimes the price of a decent existence is the unexpected effects of governmental initiatives.

So we wait, and pray, even while we keep funding and supporting our government. An ex-Senate chief executive has predicted that the current impasse won’t endure forever.

After the termination of the petrol subsidy, the cost of living in Nigeria has skyrocketed, and Lawan expressed his sympathy for the people of Nigeria to the media present at the occasion.

He was certain that President Bola Tinubu’s administration will achieve its goals with time and hard work.

“We are in a bind; most of our people are hungry as a result of recent happenings and, of course, government actions that would produce the intended outcomes in the future.

Many people are struggling to put food on the table. However, the federal government has taken other measures, including distributing N5 billion to each state and delivering five or six trucks of cereals to each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

This action is my small way of saying ‘thank you’ for the assistance my state and the federal government have given to my hometown. These nine thousand sacks of wheat are my way of expressing, “I understand your plight; I can do only this; I wish I could do more.”

We beseech the All-Mighty Allah (SWT) for a speedy resolution to this crisis. I have faith that the current measures, especially the removal of the problematic fuel subsidies, will eventually produce the intended outcomes.

As Lawan put it, “this is the price we have to pay for now if we want to see a better life and see more infrastructural developments in our states and communities.”