I Supported Tinubu But Hardship Becoming Unbearable Cynthia Morgan

Nigerian singer Cynthia Morgan, now known as Madrina, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to implement urgent measures to address the excruciating hardship in the country.

She stated that she was among those who applauded President Tinubu when he removed the subsidy on petrol, but the current hardship resulting from the subsidy removal has become unbearable.

Speaking in a video message shared via her TikTok page recently, Madrina said, Are you guys feeling what I am feeling? Im not even going to lie, Im feeling it o! And its quite unfortunate that we might not be able to do much other than plead with the government. Because spending over 8 billion on subsidy doesnt make any sense.

From my findings, the total annual revenue for Nigeria in 2023/2024 was around 20-something billion dollars. So imagine spending 7 billion on subsidized petroleum products. It doesn't make any sense.

I was one of the persons who applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the removal of the fuel subsidy because you know what it is. But currently, I dont think we have what it takes to live totally off subsidy removal on petroleum products.