ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Yoruba market women in Ogun State have expressed dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, citing economic policies that have led to increased prices of goods and widespread hardship for Nigerians.
In a viral video shared by Somto Okonkwo, the women spoke passionately to a Sugarlink Concepts reporter in their local dialect, lamenting the soaring costs of goods in the country.
One trader voiced disappointment in Tinubu, accusing him of failing to uphold Yoruba interests and promising to confront him directly.
“He’s not behaving like a Yoruba man; he has disappointed us in Yoruba land,” another elderly woman stated.
A fish seller highlighted the exorbitant prices, citing a carton of sardine now priced at N100,000.
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Another trader appealed to the president for mercy, stating, “We’re tired of Nigeria; everything is costly, everything is getting costly every day.”
An elderly woman expressed anguish over the number of Nigerians starving due to Tinubu’s policies.
“Countless people are being killed because of food, we don’t see food to eat, the elderly that are dying are too much,” she lamented.
When asked what they would say to the president if given the chance, one trader threatened physical confrontation, stating, “We will beat him up, the president.”
The trader added, “What he promised us is not what’s happening now. This is too much.”
A plantain seller urged Tinubu to address the hardship, highlighting losses incurred by traders due to high petrol prices.
“Things are too costly; we’re tired,” another fish seller grumbled. “A carton of Titus is N100,000; it used to cost N17,000. Kote is going to N60,000. Shawa, which we used to sell for N70, now goes for N700. Garri, that used to be N50, is now N700.”
“Things are too costly; we’re tired,” another fish seller grumbled, citing drastic price increases in various commodities.