Dolapo Bright, a former Special Adviser on Agriculture to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, claims that President Bola Tinubu has been misled by his advisers on the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on the importation of food through land and sea borders.

Speaking in an interview on Sunday’s edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande on Channels Television, Bright stated that the rise in the cost of diesel and petrol has affected the prices of commodities.

He noted that the advisers thought that suspending tariffs and taxes on importation would reduce inflation but worsened the situation.

He said, “I don’t think it happened. The person who advised the government to do that is clueless. If you understand what is happening, you wouldn’t give such advice. The person is misleading the president. Do you know why? Let’s assume that you are going to import. Importation is going to be into Lagos. Are you not going to transport the thing to other states? It doesn’t make sense because that will make our agriculture stagnant.”

Nigeria has been battling inflation as the prices of food and other commodities have skyrocketed. This has been recorded as the worst cost-of-living crisis since independence.

Several citizens have lamented the prevailing situation, as they are unable to cater for their families needs.