As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, Hon. Moshood Adegoke Salvador, NDC Senatorial Candidate for Lagos West, has raised concerns over the rising cost of living, transportation burden, low wages and access to functional healthcare across the country.
Speaking with Correspondent on the state of the nation, Salvador questioned how workers earning between ₦100,000 and ₦150,000 monthly could cope when transportation alone could consume as much as ₦70,000 of their income.
According to him, the situation highlights the growing pressure on ordinary Nigerians struggling to meet basic household needs.
Salvador also drew attention to challenges in the healthcare sector, stressing the need for citizens to have access to functional hospitals and essential medical services.
Using an analogy about the care given to livestock, he argued that if animals kept for commercial purposes are fed and protected to preserve their value, greater attention should equally be given to the welfare and dignity of human beings.
“Nigerians are not asking for too much,” Salvador said, stressing that citizens primarily want the basic necessities required to live decent and dignified lives.
He also urged Nigerians to move beyond political personality clashes and focus on the specific issues affecting the country, as well as practical solutions to those challenges.
«“Let us focus on the issues affecting Nigerians and find a way out. Let us not personalise Nigeria’s problems around one government. Let us focus on the issues. You keep complaining about government; you will keep complaining until you do the right thing,” he said.»
As Nigeria reflects on 66 years of independence, Salvador’s comments have brought renewed attention to the economic realities facing citizens, the cost of transportation, access to healthcare and the broader question of how government and citizens can work towards improving living conditions.
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