Kareem Adepoju, popularly known as Baba Wande
‘Masses are suffering’– Popular Yoruba actor tells Tinubu, as inflation climbs by 0.38%
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kareem Adepoju, popularly known as Baba Wande, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to open the country’s borders for food items from neighbouring countries to come in.
This is just as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the country’s headline inflation rate climbed to 22.79% in June 2023, from its May 2023 rate of 22.41%.
Speaking via his Twitter handle in a video, Tuesday, following the worsening the high rate of inflation and cost of living occasioned by the soaring petrol prices on the back of the removal of subsidy on imported petroleum products, Baba Wande urged Tinubu to hear his advice, as according to him, ‘This is what you can do to help the masses.’
The actor urged Mr Tinubu to redefine leadership in the country by prioritising the welfare of the masses and alleviating their suffering.
Baba Wande’s appeal came on the heels of the petrol pump upped by an additional N77 on Tuesday, prompting a fresh wave of panic in the citizenry.
“Help us open the borders and let food come in. This is what you can do to help the masses.
“The masses are suffering; the fuel issue has caused problems. Many people cannot drive their cars anymore.
“Food items and daily-used commodities have become costlier due to the increase in the price of petrol,” he said.
Meanwhile, the NBS has disclosed that headline inflation rate rose to 22.79 per cent in June 2023, relative to May 2023 headline inflation rate which was 22.41 per cent.
In its Consumer Price Index Report for June 2023, the NBS said the June 2023 Headline inflation rate showed an increase of 0.38 per cent points when compared to May 2023 headline inflation rate.
“On a year-on-year basis, the Headline inflation rate was 4.19 per cent points higher compared to the rate recorded in June 2022, which was 18.60 per cent,” a summary of the report said.
“This shows that the Headline inflation rate (year-on-year basis) increased in June 2023 when compared to the same month in the preceding year (i.e., June 2022),” it added.
