Don’t wait till they start stoning you and every politician before working – Primate Ayodele tells Tinubu
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has urged President Bola Tinubu to address the economic challenges in Nigeria promptly, emphasizing the need for swift action to prevent potential public discontent.
Ayodele cautioned Tinubu against allowing the economic situation to deteriorate further and warned of potential mass protests if the issues are not resolved.
The clergyman, through his spokesman Oluwatosin Osho, highlighted the prevailing hunger and the struggle of salary earners to sustain themselves, urging the president to prioritize the nation’s economic woes before public dissatisfaction escalates to the point of protests and dissatisfaction
“If Tinubu doesn’t get to work immediately and find a way to solve our economic issues, there will be massive protests. The people are crying already, salary earners are not satisfied and it will get to a state where governors will not be able to pay salaries again.
“Don’t wait till they start stoning you and every politician before working, you need to do something now; there is serious hunger in the land. It will also affect some African nations. The president should do the needful,” he said
He said: “Government of Nigeria must work on five things in 2024 which can make the country to be great: Stable light, Improve security and buy more weapons, Development of infrastructural facilities, Agriculture (plenty of food) and Create employment.’’