Igwe Uke, others advise New Ministers to tackle Hunger, Inflation As monarch Celebrates 2023 New Yam in style

By Uzo Ugwunze

The Traditional Ruler of Uke community, Idemili North LGA, Anambra State, His Magesty, Igwe Surv. Charles Agbala has called on the newly appointed Federal Ministers to help President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria in proffering solutions to the hunger, inflation, high cost of living and insecurity ravaging the country.

Igwe Surv. Agbala made the call at his palace while celebrating the 2023 New Yam festival with his community members saying that even though this was the season of new yam harvest, people could barely feed themselves because of the prevalent hardship.

“We expect the newly appointed Ministers to come to our aid. The poor masses and middle class are dying because of the untold hardship experienced in Nigeria. They should look inwards and find solutions to tackle inflation,hunger, high cost of feeding in this period of subsidy removal”.

“The insecurity is also contributing to scarcity of food because most farmers can no longer access their farmlands because of the incessant killings experienced in the country. They should find a way of reducing the hardship,” said the monarch.

Igwe Agbala after thanking God for this year’s harvest prayed for God’s blessings, protection and prosperity upon Uke people living at home and in Diaspora hoping for a bumper harvest next year.

Also, the President General of Uke Community, Mr. Peter Onyejegbu after thanking God for the successful 2023 New Yam festival and pledging the support of the entire Uke community for Igwe Surv. Agbala called on the newly appointed Federal Ministers to help the president alleviate the poverty in the country.”They should come over to Macedonia and help us”.

The Legal Adviser to the Uke Igwe in Council, Barrister Sylvester Eze advised the Ministers to liase with President Tinubu in addressing the myriad of problems facing Nigerians.”The pains, hunger and inflation are excruciating, the masses are suffocating. The ministers should come on board and assist His Excellency in alleviating the suffering of Nigerians”.

According to former Anambra State Speaker, Rt Hon Emeka Anyaenetu, the New Ministers has only one job, which is to unite Nigeria with economic programs that are helpful, work with the State Governors to curb corruption to the barest minimum. Our young ones need jobs after school, people need to put food on the table after a day’s and let the ministers keep the country moving. Look at a dollar is now equivalent to over 900 naira.