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Peter Obi, has expressed his concerns about the high level of hardship faced by low-income earners in Nigeria.
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Obi lamented the exorbitant sums charged by POS operators, stating that it’s unbearable for ordinary people to survive.
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He cited the example of a pepper seller who has to pay huge charges to access her own money.
Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has strongly protested the high level of hardship faced by low-income earners in Nigeria.
Obi expressed his concerns during a visit to the Archbishop Province on the Niger and Bishop of Awka Diocese of Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, His Grace Alexander Ibezim.
“The hardship in Nigeria is too much, how can the ordinary people survive. The woman who sells pepper by the road side has to pay huge charges to get her own money. How much is her profit margin and how much will remain after paying charges?” Obi lamented.
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He emphasized that no country is run like Nigeria, with such harsh conditions for its citizens. Obi stated, “No country is run like that. Don’t bother to interview me on that, I will write officially to the President on this and state all these things.”
He further reiterated, “These (POS Charges) is too much, no country is run like this.”
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