The Federal Government has blamed opposition elements for the food crisis currently ravaging the country.
This came as the government disclosed it had uncovered fresh 32 smuggling routes being used to take food items out of the country.
The Federal Government, however, described the current economic challenges as the handiwork of “forces that are hell-bent on…plunging this country into a state of anarchy.”
It blamed those who failed to clinch power in the last election for remaining in “political mode” and are now working against the country’s interest.
Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja during the inaugural Public Wealth Management Conference organised by the Ministry of Finance Incorporated, President Bola Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said, “Forces are hell bent on plunging this country into a state of anarchy. Those who could not get into power through the ballot box instead of them to wait till 2027, they are so desperate. If this country can fall apart, as far as they’re concerned, so be it. We are going to resist them.”
Since assuming office nine months ago, the Tinubu administration said it had removed long-standing subsidies on petrol to save the government monies for infrastructural expansion.
However, reports by the International Monetary Fund said the government had secretly reintroduced subsidies to stem an uncontrollable rise in cost of living.
He also unified the foreign exchange rates, moves that have sparked collateral instability in the value of the Naira and heaped hardship on Nigerians as food prices continue to soar.
However, the President insisted that the country was on a recovery path, refuting claims from governors elected on Peoples Democratic Party who likened Nigeria’s situation to Venezuela.
“We are on the path to redemption. Wherever Nigeria goes, it is worth repeating that’s where Africa goes…We have to make this country work. We have to move beyond politics. We are now in the phase of governance.
