Rhodes-Vivour Criticizes FG’s Reforms, Says Only Elites Benefit

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has criticized the Federal Government’s reforms and claims only some select people are benefiting from them.

President Bola Tinubu’s administration has rolled out a raft of reforms since its inauguration in May 2023 including the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira, the country’s currency.

But Rhodes-Vivour who is the Lagos Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election said a majority of Nigerians are suffering owing to the moves.

The LP chieftain said on Thursday, “The people are experiencing unprecedented hardship. Today, over 70 per cent of people’s income is spent on transportation and food. They’ve not even started to think about how they can afford accommodation.

“We have a situation where there is a culture of wastefulness, and extravagance that does not reflect the dire economic situation that the same President is pushing out that needs to be reformed.

“The only people that seem to be benefitting from these reforms are maybe the bankers, the people in government, and the President’s friends. How many Nigerians can say they are benefitting from any reform any reform right now?”