The Association of Senior Civil
Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari and the
presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar on sectors
to focus on ahead of the 2019 elections.
President of ASCSN, Comrade
Bobboi Kaigama during the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Union
held in Abuja on Monday urged presidential candidates to focus on job creation,
and reduction of poverty and unemployment.
He noted that the negative
trajectory of the country has led to high level of unemployment and increased
crime rate, hence, reason for government to shift its direction.
According to him, “We seem to
have lost so many years as we keep on wobbling and fumbling with recent statistics
indicating that Nigeria is at the bottom of the table in terms of Human
Development index.
“It is apt to note that this
negative trajectory of the country has led to high level of unemployment,
especially among the youth, leading largely to excruciating poverty and
deteriorating standard of living.
“The end results of this ugly
scenario are explosion in violent conflicts, militancy, insurgency, armed
robbery and kidnapping, all of which have assumed worrisome dimensions in
intensity and magnitude.
“Economic diversification holds
the key to the emergence of a robust economy capable of creating jobs and
reducing poverty and unemployment.
“Government at all levels to
articulate and implement an economic blueprint for the diversification of the
economy by leveraging sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality,
tourism and ICT to boost productive activities and revenue generation and
thereby reduce insecurity.”
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