Malam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim, the leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and its 2023 gubernatorial candidate in Jigawa State, has sharply criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for worsening both the economic and social conditions in the state and across the country. At a stakeholders’ meeting in Hadejia, Jigawa State, Ringim expressed that the suffering of the citizens under the current leadership had reached an unbearable level. He lamented how the policies implemented by the state government had failed to address the everyday struggles of ordinary Nigerians.
One key target of Ringim’s criticism was the recently launched citizens’ engagement programme by the Jigawa State Government. According to Ringim, the program fails to provide a genuine platform for the