Economic Hardship: Rep urges Nigerians to go back to farm, says ‘Tinubu can’t fix Nigeria in one year’

Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Adewunmi Onanuga, has urged Nigerians to embrace farming as a viable solution to alleviate the ongoing economic challenges and food scarcity.
Hon. Onanuga, represents the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo-North federal constituency in the Green Chamber.
She made these remarks during the official flag-off of the 22-kilometer Sagamu-Oko-Ada Road project in Sagamu Local Government Area. Addressing the crowd, Hon. Onanuga acknowledged the severe impact of the recent fuel subsidy removal on the daily lives of Nigerians, noting that the economic hardship is being felt across all levels of society, including her own.

She emphasised that the situation, while difficult, was a necessary step toward addressing systemic issues that have plagued the nation for decades. “Everybody is hungry; everybody is angry, but the truth of the matter is we also have to be strategic in whatever it is that we are doing. A rot of over 20 years cannot be fixed in one year,” she said.

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The federal lawmaker also stressed the need for patience and collective effort in overcoming the current challenges.
She admitted that the removal of the fuel subsidy has been particularly tough on citizens, but argued that it was a long-overdue decision that previous administrations had shied away from due to fears of public backlash.
Despite the hardships, she called for understanding, reiterating that the pain is shared by all.
“People are hungry, yes. I’m hungry. It may not look like it, but the people in my constituency who are feeling it come back to me and I have to expand myself. “So, I’m also hungry because when they are hungry, I’m hungry, and when they are angry, I’m angry.
“But what is going to be the compromise is how do we move ahead with this. It is for us to be a bit more patient and to go with the flow,” she urged.
Hon. Onanuga further encouraged her constituents to consider farming, even on a small scale in their backyards, as a way to combat the rising cost of living. “I have encouraged a lot of people in my constituency to take up farming, even if it’s in their backyard. Let’s go ahead with that,” she added.