In an opinion piece, Dele Sobowale argues that two former Ministers of Humanitarian Services—one sacked and allowed to go home, the other now on the run—exemplify how public servants in Abuja view Nigeria's poor as people to be robbed rather than helped. Sobowale suggests that President Tinubu, like his predecessors Jonathan and Buhari, is discovering this reality. He advises the President to examine his Presidency, Ministers, Director Generals, the Ministry of Petroleum, especially the NNPCL, and political chieftains in power to understand why the poor are not benefiting from reforms. The article contends that palliatives do not reach the poor due to corruption.
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