Nigerians are suffering - Lawmakers

lawmakers have told President Buhari of the challenges and poverty situations faced by Nigerians. Premium Times reports that the lawmakers urged President Buhari's administration to make efforts towards tackling the problems of poverty in Nigeria. lawmakers who are members of the House of Representatives said poverty is currently biting hard on most Nigerians. They called on the federal government to be more effective in implementing programmes that will be aimed at tackling poverty in Nigeria. The lawmakers in a motion sponsored by the chairman of the committee on poverty alleviation, Muhammad Wudil, said every Nigerian and the members of the Green Chamber is feeling the pangs of poverty. motion by the lawmaker followed the letter written to the Lower House by President Buhari for the presentation of the 2018-2020 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). Buhari said: "The MTEF and FSP were prepared against the backdrop of a generally adverse global economic uncertainty, as well as fiscal challenges and recovery in the domestic economy to ensure that planned spending is set at prudent and sustainable levels and is consistent with government’s overall developmental objectives and inclusive growth.” Also, speaking on the matter, another lawmaker Nicholas Ossai said most of the infrastructural projects in satellite towns had failed.