The minority caucus of the house of representatives has
asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “buckle up” in addressing the challenges
confronting the country.
In a statement issued on Friday to mark the sixth
anniversary of the present administration, Ndudi Elumelu, minority leader of
the lower chamber, tackled the All Progressives Congress (APC) over “economic
crisis and avoidable acrimony”.
“The caucus holds that with its failure to check worsening
insecurity and mass killing of citizens; its intrinsic corruption,
mismanagement of our national economy, as well as the unrelenting assault on
our national diversity, the APC administration at the center has failed on all
fronts in the last six years,” the statement reads.
“As lawmakers, our caucus is worried that exclusionist
tendencies, trade restrictions, nepotism in government appointments, disregard
to rule of law, relegation of constitutional order and principles of separation
of powers, abuse of human rights, electoral malpractices, harassment of
opposition and arrogant insensitivity to the sensibilities of the Nigerian
people by the APC administration have occasioned instability, economic crisis
and avoidable acrimony that are threatening our corporate existence as a country.”
The lawmakers, who noted that poor policies have stifled the
economy, devalued the naira and crippled farming activities, called for urgent
measures to improve the welfare of citizens.
“Failure of the government to address escalated insecurity
challenges has crippled the agricultural sector and disorganised commercial
activities, leading to imminent food crisis with cost of food and other
necessities of life skyrocketing beyond the reach of Nigerians,” the lawmakers
said.
“As representatives of the people, the minority caucus is
worried that our nation is heading towards a failed state.
“We, therefore, urge President Muhammadu Buhari to buckle up
and use the occasion of May 29 to address the failures of his administration by
taking urgent steps to tackle insecurity, ensure respect for rule of law, end
corruption in his government, adopt a more inclusive approach to governance,
and engage better hands to manage our economy.”
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