The National President of Arewa Youths Consultative Forum,
AYCF, Yerima Shettima has set a five-point agenda for the President Bola Tinubu
administration.
President Tinubu upon assumption of office, vowed to change
the economic and security template of the country.
Within two weeks, he carried out a major shake-up, leading
to the sack of all the Service Chiefs.
He had earlier relieved Abdulrasheed Bawa of his duty as the
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, INEC, and Godwin
Emefiele as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, amid other reform
policies.
Shettima said that the President had taken major
bold steps so far.
He went ahead to outline five major areas of focus for the
new administration.
SECURITY
Shettima expressed optimism that Tinubu would make giant strides in tackling insecurity in Nigeria.
He noted that the sack of the Service Chiefs and immediate
replacement was a sign that Tinubu was determined to tackle insecurity.
Shettima said: “Tinubu is an advocate of restructuring and
true federalism, but he might not want to do it directly. For instance, what
happened yesterday, was one of the best things he has done by sacking those
Service Chiefs.
“This is a clear indication that he is all out to confront
insecurity by bringing fresh ideas and people to tackle it.
“Making Ribadu his NSA was a good thing because he is very
principled and does not tolerate corruption, not because he was a former EFCC
Chairman, but because he’s a no-nonsense person. So, I’m sure we are
progressing in the area of insecurity.”
ANTI-CORRUPTION
In the area of corruption, Shettima said Tinubu has shown Nigerians his determination to subdue the hydra-headed monster in the country with the sack of Bawa and Emefiele.
He said: “We can see from his body language that Tinubu is
out to fight corruption by bringing Bawa to book; but beyond him, there are
others like governors who served under the last administration who should be
brought to book on account of what they have done.
“Somebody like Hadi Sirika must be brought to book and made
to explain that last-minute scam because that’s an abuse of our sensibilities
as Nigerians. ”
ECONOMY
He charged Tinubu to end states’ dependency on the federal allocation, stressing that they should be made to pay taxes.
“Though our economy is very bad, the centre can’t hold,
state governors should go back to their state and begin to harness their
resources.
“If possible, the constitution should be amended rather than
depend on federal allocation, states should be useful by ensuring the payment
of tax to the centre, so that the burden will be lesser at the centre now,” he
said.
AGRICULTURE
The AYCF National President urged the President to diversify
the economy by encouraging agriculture and ensuring the sector is managed by
capable hands.
“Beyond looking for oil, they should diversify the economy
by looking at Agriculture. Let’s have people who know what it takes, even if it
means bringing expatriates on how to make agriculture so that that sector can
do better.
“This government must ensure that our educational sector
must be very functional by allocating good money there and supervising it
properly, not like the case of Buhari who put people there without any
supervision,” he said.
OPENING OF BORDERS
“Tinubu should open up the land borders for import and
export, though with restrictions. The Customs, Immigration and those
responsible should know that it won’t be business as usual.
“This will help in ensuring that we don’t have a porous
border where everything comes in and goes out,” he said.
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