Different groups, including Youth Bureau, Civil Society Organisations and Social Economic Stakeholders have called on President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency engage the civil space to tackle economic sabotage in order to stabilise the nation’s economy.
The groups in a communique issued on Tuesday at the end of a stakeholders forum on the state of the nation, said that it was important for the Federal government to restore the confidence of Nigerians.
They called on Tinubu’s administration to engage the civic space to firm up support base for policy reforms and economic re-engineering and, for effective delivery on set goals.
The groups urged the Federal Government to enter into strategic partnership with civil societies’ stakeholders to combat Economic Saboteurs, saying all conscientious patriots and nationalists should bond to protect collective heritage, and immediate communities.
” That Nigeria’s present economic challenges is a global phenomenon of which the resort to blame game is detrimental to national health and security.
” That the Nigerian people must be conscious and determined to overcome this challenges and trying times through sacrifice and like President Bola Ahmed Tinubu admonished, “Tough times don’t last, but tough people do”.
” Lagos is the commercial nerve centre of the country, that is critical to the socio-economic viability, stability of not just Nigeria but the entire sub-continental region, we demand concerted efforts to ensure its seamless flow as a fast growing, global, smart city.
” The National Orientation Agency (NOA) should embark on a massive campaign and sensitization against insatiable desire for foreign luxury products. The campaign must begin with government officials, politicians and elite. This is how to provide leadership towards stemming over-dollarization of the economy.
” There is Dire imperatives to Stem Acute Inflation, its attendant hardships with Accessible Micro -Credit Scheme, Invisible Hand of the State Moderation of Staple Food Prices as well as Establishment of Social Welfare Schemes.
” Pending the manifestation of long term solutions to enshrine True, Equitable Federation, Corporate Organizations and Public Institutions must embrace Large Scale Farming to tackle Food Insecurity.
” The Federal and State Governments are urged to Replicate this Civil Societies/Social Stakeholders Interactive Town Hall Meetings across the country in order to get the buy-in of the masses to the present socio-economic realities,” the communique stated.
The groups called on state governments to rise to the occasion of Nigeria’s food crisis and low industrial capacity ” since they own the land according to law, by investing massively in food production and industrialization of the Nigerian economy through policies and programmes in collaboration with the federal government” .
” The Nigerian people are enjoined to keep away from rumour mongers, peddlers of fake and inciting information meant to provoke public unrest which is detrimental to public health and safety.
” The organized labour is cautioned to sheathe their recurring threats of resort to strike as a blackmail weapon against the federal government, but rather urged to embrace dialogue and constructive civil engagements like this town hall meeting at all times don’t with both the citizens and the government for a better future for all Nigerians.
” The meeting advocated the tinkering with Nigeria’s constitution to birth devolution of powers to the sub nationals for a secured, safe and prosperous federal republic of Nigeria.
” The Nigerian people are admonished to keep faith with democracy no matter it’s imperfections and challenges, due to the fact that it is the best form of government because of it’s inherent tenets of citizens participation in the decision making process which is sancrosanct,” the communique submitted.
Signed by
1.Razaq Olokoba Campaign for Dignity in Governance
- Linus Okoroji Humanity Services Project
- Nelson Ekujumi Centre for Social and Economic Rights
- Omotaje Olawale Saint Workbond International Network
- Oladosu Razaq Grassroots Democratic Initiative
- Gbenga Moses Soloki COSEG
- Jubril Ogundimu COSEG
- Alex Omotehinse Centre for Human & Socio-Economic Rights
- Raji Rasheed Oyewunmi Movement for Democratic Change
- Ayodele Badmus Nollywood Actor/Film Producer
- Shina Loremikan Frontline Rights Promoter
- Balogun Hameed FSERC
- Raheem Ajayi CDHR
- Bakare Adeoye Bakky Nollywood/Film maker
- Prince Rotimi Adeniyi Persons Living With Disability
- Kola Odepeju Writers for Good Governance
- Funso Mojuba Grassroots Monitor Initiative
- Gbemisola Akosa Centre for 21st Century Issues
- Princess Shakirat Dosunmu Salamotu Dosunmu Skill Acquisition
- Oyinlola Akande Iya Oloja
- Taofeek Badmus Oodua Revolutionary Front
