Nigerians Sell Their Kidneys To Survive Tinubu's Harsh Economic Policies
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has blamed the desperation of young Nigerians to sell their kidneys on President Bola Tinubu’s harsh economic policies, adding that such policies had made life more expensive and difficult for Nigerians.
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has blamed the desperation of young Nigerians to sell their kidneys on President Bola Tinubu’s harsh economic policies, adding that such policies had made life more expensive and difficult for Nigerians.
Atiku spoke against the backdrop of reports that the police last week raided an Abuja -based hospital following the discovery that at least 10 young men were victims of organ harvesting.
According to him, reports that some young Nigerians were being driven to sell their kidneys for as little as N1.7 million reflected the level of desperation caused by the cost-of-living crisis.
He, however, vowed to introduce policies cost of living affordable if given the mandate to be president in 2027.
In a post on his X handle on Friday, Atiku expressed concern over reports of young Nigerians reportedly selling their kidneys and other body organs in desperate attempts to survive the country’s worsening economic hardship.
According to the former vice president,
young Nigerians should be pursuing their dreams, building careers and developing innovative ideas rather than considering the sale of their body organs as means of survival.
young Nigerians should be pursuing their dreams, building careers and developing innovative ideas rather than considering the sale of their body organs as means of survival.
His words, “I have heard disturbing stories about the extent to which young Nigerians are being driven simply to survive.
“Perhaps the most horrifying are the growing reports of young people selling parts of their bodies: kidneys in particular, in desperate attempts to raise money.
“Young people should be selling dreams, ideas and innovation, not their body organs.
“Perhaps the most horrifying are the growing reports of young people selling parts of their bodies: kidneys in particular, in desperate attempts to raise money.
“Young people should be selling dreams, ideas and innovation, not their body organs.
“Economic reform must have a human face. It must mean affordable food, cheaper transportation, accessible healthcare, decent jobs and renewed hope for the next generation.
“Our young people should be selling their ideas, talents and innovation to the world and not their kidneys for N1.7 million just to survive at home...
“Our young people should be selling their ideas, talents and innovation to the world and not their kidneys for N1.7 million just to survive at home...
“Tinubu made Nigeria expensive. I will make (cost of living) Nigeria affordable again.”
He further noted that the rising cost of food, transportation, rent, school fees, medicine and electricity had worsened the living conditions of many Nigerians, pointing out further that economic reforms should improve the living conditions of citizens by making basic necessities more affordable, describing
the situation as the human cost of Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis.
the situation as the human cost of Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis.
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