Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has for the umpteenth time raised an alarm over the
impending collapse of the county’s economy on account of what he called lack of clear cut policy direction of the APC government. According to him, the President Muhammadu Buhari government was yet to show any sign that it has any solution to the dwindling economy.
The governor, who called on Nigerians to prevail on President Buhari
to stay at home and govern the country, said it was the height of
insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians that the President, who just
returned from trips to France and United Kingdom will again be
traveling to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar from February 20 to 27,
spending seven days out of Nigeria in what they called “three-nation
tour.”
He said this via a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and
New Media, Lere Olayinka, stressing that there is a lack of clear cut economic direction from the Federal Government. The statement said: “It is worrisome that President Buhari does not have any economic team and there is no policy direction yet, despite spending close to nine months in office.
“The implication of the President’s obvious lack of the
required mental capacity to tackle the nation’s economic problems and
the resultant effects are human right abuses, prices of goods and
services skyrocketing, daily retrenchment of workers, folding up of
businesses, States finding it difficult to pay workers salary and the
Federal Government not being able to prepare common budget.”
The governor described what is being experienced by Nigerians as the
sum total of President Buhari’s mental capacity, adding that; “With
President Buhari, Nigeria is definitely having a square peg in its
round hole.”
“Dollar has gone double since Dr Goodluck Jonathan left office, with
US Dollar exchanging for N350 as at today, Foreign Reserve is
declining on daily basis, Boko Haram insurgents have come back even
stronger than they were when Buhari assumed office and Nigerians are
now being made to pay more for electricity that is not available for
them to use.
“Most importantly, prices of foodstuffs, newsprint, medicine among
others have gone over the roof. Should we still continue to attribute
all these to Jonathan or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)?
“Even former Central Bank Governor (CBN) and Emir of Kano, Sanusi
Lamido Sanusi is saying that President Buhari’s anti-corruption stance
is totally inconsistent with the forex regime he supported and that
the Federal Government Forex Policy encourages corruption and
rent-seeking.
“Funny enough, some people are already talking about President
Buhari’s second term not minding the reality that anybody thinking
about Buhari’s second term is only planning to snuff life out of
Nigerians,” the statement said.
Fayose urged the president to focus more on the dwindling economy and
stay at home to attend to critical issues, Governor Fayose said;
“Travelling from one country to another won’t solve any of our
problems because I have not seen where foreigners assist any nation to
develop.
“The President should know that Nigerians are suffering and they do
not need their President to junket around the world, to alleviate
their sufferings.”
