With 2024 drawing to a close, residents of Ondo State are in a fix as to what shape the coming 2025 will look like, going by the strings of hardship faced by Nigerians in 2024 occasioned by the economic policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.
Most residents of the state are still grappling with the repercussions of an economically turbulent 2024, characterised by soaring inflation and challenging living conditions.
While expressing unethusiasm as per what the new year may bring, despite the assurance of the federal government of an improved economy in 2025, the residents advised that all must be done against policies that will further impoverish the people.
There was a sharp rise in the cost of living, with essential commodities becoming increasingly unaffordable for many families in the outgone year, particularly with food items, transportation costs, and utilities all witnessing astronomical price hikes.
