{
  "id": 16318819,
  "title": "High cost of living: 'It will yield no result' - YPP’s Agada faults Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/high-cost-of-living-it-will-yield-no-result-ypps-agada-faults-tinubu",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:07:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/24/high-cost-of-living-it-will-yield-no-result-ypp-presidential-candidate-agada-faults-tinubus-latest-move/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Young Progressives Party candidate Architect Peter Agada has dismissed the All Progressives Congress administration’s 90-day plan to tackle rising living costs as an empty campaign promise, lacking any proven solution for Nigeria's economic issues. Agada alleged that the government had tried several economic measures, but without success. He urged the government to adopt a “Labour-direct ward-to-ward development strategy,” which he believed could benefit Nigerians within 60 days.\n\nAgada pointed out that the National Economic Council had approved the 90-day plan, but it seems to be more of a political tactic rather than a practical solution. He questioned the timing of the plan, as its implementation period extends past the upcoming election, leaving Nigerians to wonder what happens after it. Agada claimed that previous government interventions like subsidy reductions, fuel price cuts, and the removal of illegal levies yielded no tangible results.\n\nHe criticized the administration's pledges to support manufacturing, micro, small, and medium enterprises, along with conditional grants, grain and fertiliser distribution, agricultural production, and rice farmers. Agada also expressed concerns about the removal of tariffs on food imports, claiming that this policy failed to bring food inflation under control. Furthermore, he urged Nigerians to scrutinize the government's latest economic proposals and demand accountability for past commitments, stating that without measurable results, the 90-day action plan could be just a temporary political strategy ahead of the 2027 general election.",
  "summary": "The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Architect Peter Agada, has criticised the All Progressives Congress, APC, administration’s 90-day action plan to ease the cost of living, describing it as a campaign strategy that does not reflect Nigeria’s economic realities. Agada told reporters in Abuja that the government had introduced several economic interventions […] High…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}