Atiku also pointed to the rising cost of preparing jollof rice as another indication of the pressure being placed on household finances. Citing the latest SBM Jollof Index, he said the ingredients needed to prepare a pot of jollof rice for a family of five had risen to an average of ₦29,578. “Tinubu first stole jollof rice from the family dining table. Atiku, however, maintained that the effectiveness of economic policy should ultimately be measured by the conditions in which Nigerians live. “A government under which families struggle to afford jollof rice, workers cannot contemplate buying cars and millions see home ownership disappearing beyond the horizon cannot proclaim prosperity.