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The Country President of the United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UNITED NATIONS-POLAC) Professor Mercy Olufunmilayo Adesanya-Davies has called on the organisers of planned protests dubbed “End Bad Governance in Nigeria to “Give the Government more time to right the wrongs.”
Those protesters want the government to bring down the price of fuel, give proper wages, offer free education, fix the roads, provide electricity, end insecurity, declare a state of emergency on inflation and disclose lawmakers’ pay, among several demands. However, THE MANAGEMENT OF UN-POLAC FOUNDATION APPEALS FOR PATIENT BY NIGERIAN CITIZENS TO PLEASE GIVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TIME TO RIGHT THE WRONGS.
Adesanya acknowledging all the wrongs so far, is pleading with, Nigerian Youths, as well as, all well meaning Nigerians and supporters of the protest to “Please halt tommorow’s protest scheduled for 1st August 2024, to give the federal government time to right their wrongs and that of the past administration.”
She said, “Judging from the recent developments on the policy of the federal government towards reviewing many policies of the government and introducing new measures aimed at improving Nigeria economy for good”, UN-Polac believes, “that the federal government will try to deliver the dividend of democracy to Nigerians, if given more time.”
She in the same vein calls on the Federal government, “To look into the hardship occasioned by the subsidy removal and plight of the suffering masses in the country to avoid completely any form of protest in our nation both now and in future.”
Prof Adesanya-Davies added, in a press statement, “I have just read the News headline today 30th July, 2024 that, “The Federal Government has suspended import duties and taxes on essential food items.”
It was reported that, “The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, announced this in a press briefing on Monday evening. This move is aimed at addressing the widespread hunger and making basic necessities cheaper for Nigerians.
“Adeniyi spoke on the tough economic conditions and the government’s plans to lessen the financial burden on citizens. He mentioned that global inflation is affecting many countries, including Nigeria. To combat this, the government is removing import duties and taxes on key food items to make them more affordable.
“We are committed to implementing this measure seamlessly to address the problem of hunger in our nation.
“In these challenging times, let us unite in resilience and cooperation. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to those who have embraced the path of peace and dialogue,” he stated.
Ex-Presidential candidate of the Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA), Prof Mercy Olufunmilayo Adesanya, has earlier on urged Nigerians to create a conducive environment where everyone could access their rights and protections as enshrined in the Constitution and harness the power of Language and Linguistics; while delivering the 57th Inaugural Lecture of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria last week, on Tuesday 25th, 2024.
“Let’s explore the power of language, communication and dialogue rather than protest please, our youths don’t need lose their lives to death again”, she pleads.
In a similar development, Ex-SGF, Lawal Tells Tinubu
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to reshuffle his cabinet and include more politicians and technocrats.
Lawal made this known, saying, ‘Replace Dead Woods In Your Cabinet With More Politicians,’
in a statement on Tuesday while reacting to the build-up of the nationwide protest and warning from the Federal and State Governments to citizens to shun the scheduled protests.
Lawal urged Tinubu to address the nation immediately with persuasive arguments to appease the angry and hungry citizens instead of issuing threats against the planned hunger protests.He asked President Tinubu to enumerate concrete and believable government policies intended to address current challenges on an immediate, medium and long-term basis.Speaking further, Babachir Lawal faulted the Senate’s ‘dictatorship leadership’, stating that it is deceptively building an imperceptible revolt that might soon explode.
Adesanya-Davies, who while mourning during the END SARS PROTEST wrote several books on the END SARS, pleads, saying, NOT AGAIN, PLEASE, PLEASE AND PLEASE, we do not want lives wasted and properties destroyed again like during the END SARS PROTEST.
THANK YOU ALL, Nigerians!