The
secretary of the organisation’s Board who doubles as the Country Director,
ActionAid Nigeria, Ojobo Ode Atuluku, gave this position in a press statement
made available to ITRealms, asserting, “… epileptic and often non-existent
electric power supply has combined with the continuing petrol scarcity to
introduce a dimension of suffering to the lives of Nigerians that defies easy
description.”
This year’s
Workers’ Day, she said, comes at a time when Nigerians are grappling with
multiple issues that have visited immense hardship on the citizenry.
ActionAid,
specifically noted that both the Federal and States levels are being owed
arrears of salaries and pensions, and due to the interconnectedness and
dependencies of family systems in the country, this has further aggravated
poverty across the land.
Ms. Atuluku,
further said that the worst of all is the now frequent incidents of attacks by
herdsmen that have led to the loss of many souls.
“Without
mincing words, it must be said that the country is ailing and many citizens
have the impression that the Government of the day has not got its priorities
right,” ActionAid said.
Therefore,
ActionAid Nigeria called on the Federal Government to take cognisance of
Section 14(1) (b) of the Constitution, which states: “The security and welfare
of the people shall be the primary purpose of Government.”
Chuks Egbuna/GEE
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