It is the responsibility of government everywhere in the world to provide the enabling environment for the citizens to earn a living. In the case of our country Nigeria, it appears the reverse is the case.
The poor masses are left to roam about without proper guidance; and so majority continue to wallop in penury in the midst of plenty.
So much have been said and written about the sixteenth years of misrule of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The swearing-in of Muhammadu Buhari last year was perceived as a milestone in the peoples’ quest for positive change and improvement in the quality of lives.
But a year and some months later, the people are still grumbling. Indeed, the hardship has doubled. Thousands of workers are being laid off everyday; the value of the naira is falling while states are owing workers months of unpaid salaries. Adding salt to the injury, my heart goes out to all workers in the employ of Kogi State Government.
Buhari and APC may mean well for the country, but so far, their actions and utterances have failed to help put food on the table of the average Nigerian.
So, my advice to Muhammadu Buhari, APC and his associates is this: do not take the goodwill that you enjoy from Nigerians for granted. Do all that is necessary to revamp the economy before things get out of hand.
– Alfa Tijani, a home grown Kogi citizen, a social critic, an ardent fan of APC in the last elections writes from Igalamela/Odolu LGA, Kogi State.
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