Presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has blamed President Bola Tinubu’s reforms, including the removal of fuel subsidy, floating of the naira, and tax reforms for the worsening hardship in the country.

Obi said that the implementation of the different reforms had contributed to rising prices, business closures, unemployment, and declining living standards.

He also criticised the federal government’s 30-day petrol discount, saying that the initiative covers less than four per cent of the filling stations nationwide and offered inadequate relief to Nigerians struggling with high living costs.

Obi, maintained that the government should focus on policies capable of reducing the cost of living rather than introducing short-term measures that would expire without resolving the underlying problems.