Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, has despatched a message to Nigeria’s primary man, President Bola Tinubu.

The group requested President Bola Tinubu to urgently halt strikes by some authorities establishments to jack up costs of commodities and providers like Electrical Energy.

In an announcement by Jare Ajayi, its nationwide publicity secretary, Afenifere mentioned mountaineering costs would “further worsen the precarious situations of hapless Nigerians”.

The group mentioned numerous steps taken currently by the present administration may raise Nigeria within the medium to long run, however that there’s a want to make sure residents should not overwhelmed by these insurance policies.

“But there is the need to ensure that the people are not squeezed out of breath before that good time comes, as it is only a person who is wholesomely alive that would enjoy the largesse of tomorrow,” Afenifere mentioned.

“It could be recalled that the electrical energy Distribution Companies within the nation (Discos) on June 25, 2023, introduced that from July 1, the tariffs being paid by electrical energy shoppers in Nigeria will go up by 40 per cent.

“In the identical vein, Engineer Abdulhafiz Toriola, everlasting secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, on Tuesday, June twenty seventh, quoted the federal authorities joint tax board as imposing a levy of N1,000 each year on each automobile proprietor in Nigeria. The fee was mentioned to be in type of Proof of Ownership Certificate (POC).

“This is with out regard to varied taxes automobile house owners pay yearly viz automobile licence, insurance coverage, street worthiness and hackney allow (for business automobiles) and so on.

“In many states throughout the nation, some street customers (apart from pedestrians) have every day funds to make to be allowed to ply the roads.

“As though to further squeeze the citizens, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made it obligatory for commercial banks to collect and verify their customers’ social media handles as part of their Know Your Customer (KYC) process.”

Afenifere mentioned the directive quantities to creating members of the general public to pay for the failure and negligence of related organs of presidency.

“The CBN, through its director, financial policy and regulations department, Chibuzo Efobi, said that it gave the directive with a view to ‘bolstering compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism provisions’,” the group mentioned.

“Already, each phone consumer within the nation obtained captured as directed by the National Communications Commission (NCC) with the National Identity Number (NIN) included. Besides, each financial institution buyer now has what is called Bank Verification Number (BVN).

“Email addresses were also registered with the banks into which information from banks are sent to the respective customers. Meaning that the information this new directive is seeking is already within the purview of government agencies.”

Afenifere, nonetheless, applauded Tinubu for “some bold steps” inside one month of assuming workplace.

The group famous that his actions are restoring individuals’s confidence within the authorities and have the potential for a broader financial transformation.

“But the way some of the policies are being implemented are making many to ‘gasp for breath’,” the group mentioned.

Afenifere requested Tinubu to make sure that the rise in electrical energy tariff will not be effected secretly as had been carried out earlier than.