A leading legal practitioner in
Nigeria and President of the Caleb and Greg Foundation, CAGG, Olusegun
Bamgbose, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari should have nothing doing in
the State House if he can’t tackle poverty.
He called on the President to
declare war on poverty and joblessness among youths in the country.
Bamgbose had earlier claimed that he can fix Nigeria in 24 hours if he takes over from Buhari in 2023.
In a statement on
Tuesday, the senior lawyer said, “Extreme poverty in Nigeria is alarming and
assuming a new and dangerous trend. Most recently the Minister of Humanitarian
Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq asserted
that 90 million Nigerians are living in extreme poverty.
“We, therefore, call on Buhari’s
government to declare total war against extreme poverty and go further to
declare State of emergency on joblessness in the country. Wars can’t be fought
without weapons.
“The weapons should be pragmatic
and purposeful programs that will clearly minimize poverty in Nigeria.
“The World Poverty Clock has
clearly indicated that if nothing seriously and sustainable is done to curtail
poverty, Nigeria might be home to 120 million people living in extreme poverty
come 2030.
“This is dreadful. I want to say
here with all sense of responsibility that this is certainly not the best of
time for President Buhari to be out of the country for more than five days.
“The economic status of Nigeria
being the poverty capital of the world must change.
“Something urgent and cogent must
be practically done to nip in the bud this perennial problem of poverty,
hardship and joblessness.
“The introduction of N-Power is
quite good but more is expected from the government to reduce meaningfully the
poverty trend in Nigeria.
“Poverty and joblessness breed
crime and violence. Our youths are finding crime attractive because the jobs
are not there.
“No country in the world has ever
succeeded in curbing the wave of crime without first tackling poverty headlong.
“Mahatma Gandhi once said that
poverty is the worst form of violence. It’s not in doubt that poverty is a
nightmare.
“The government must search for
extraordinary ways through which poverty will be minimized if not eradicated.
“It won’t be out of place to come
up with a committee with a mandate to come up with blueprints on how jobs can
be created and poverty minimized.
“If this government can’t find a
way to minimize poverty then the government has failed in its responsibility .
“President Buhari has nothing
doing in State House if he can’t tackle poverty. On our part as Foundation, we
shall launch LEAP Community in 2020.
“Let’s Eradicate Abject Poverty,
LEAP. It’s our expectation that about 25 million Nigerians will be part of the
community.
“Our main aim is to join forces
with the government and stakeholders to eradicate poverty in Nigeria not later
that 2030. We however expect President Buhari to take the lead in fighting
poverty.
“Our universities turn out
graduates every year but joblessness stare at them. Crime and prostitution are
now on the increase as a result of poverty and joblessness. The time to act
decisively is now. “
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