Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment says President Buhari should be praised and not criticized in light of the 'hunger and high price of living' that the country is currently experiencing. This is because most countries around the globe are facing the same crisis.

Ngige made these remarks to reporters in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State on Wednesday, January 4.

“I was the one who brought Buhari to the South East in 2015. As the South East Zonal Coordinator, I told the General that the bridge is critical to our people and the entire South, all the way up to North Central. The General asked if we could do it, and I said, ‘Why not?.’ The same question he asked at the Ziks Mausoleum completion, and he told me that if God made him president, he would construct the bridge and complete the abandoned mausoleum for our people.

I was the one who brought to the fore in our South East campaign the Second Niger Bridge, Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, and Enugu Airport renovation and remodeling, for which the Federal Government gave the Minister of Aviation, N10bn, the authority to execute the upgrade as critical infrastructural projects needed by the zone. Today, the tarmac was reconstructed and the runway expanded from one to three kilometers with modern night lighting systems and navigational aids and several other projects.

So, President Buhari ought to be praised, but they will tell you that people are dying of hunger. Hunger is a global problem. If you go to the news, you will see white people protesting against hunger and the high cost of living in Europe and elsewhere.” he said

Ngige was reacting to the recent statement by Olusegun Obasanjo, in which he stated that the Buhari administration had been a hellish seven years for Nigerians. Ngige asked Obasanjo what poverty relief measures he put in place during his eight-year tenure.

“Disregard those politicians who will come and tell you that the Buhari administration inflicted hardship and poverty on you. One of them wrote a letter the other day, the habitual national letter writer. It is easy to criticise.” he said