Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Abia North Senator, Orji Kalu, has acknowledged that Nigerians are hungry and experiencing economic hardship under President Bola Tinubu's administration but argued that such difficulties are inevitable when a government undertakes major economic reforms.

Mr Kalu, a member of the APC, said although the reforms had imposed significant hardship on citizens, the Tinubu administration had stabilised the economy at the macroeconomic level and was now expected to translate those gains into improved living conditions.

The former Abia State governor made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on ARISE Television's Prime Time, where he defended the administration's economic policies and argued that the government deserved...