Tinubu has turned middle class into beggars — Ameh

By John Alechenu, Abuja
Former Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Peter Ameh, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of worsening poverty in Nigeria, saying its economic policies have pushed many middle-class households into financial hardship.

Ameh was reacting to a United Nations report which reportedly found that 17.9 million Nigerians had fallen into multidimensional poverty over the past three years, a surge he described as evidence of the impact of the government’s economic policies.

He spoke with Vanguard in Abuja on Sunday.

According to Ameh, multidimensional poverty goes beyond inadequate income to include deprivation in healthcare...