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Neither restructuring nor referendum’ll solve our problems — Obaseki
GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, declared that neither restructuring nor referendum, as being agitated by some elder statesmen and leaders, will solve the nation’s current problems.
He said the only solution, apart from diversifying the economy of the nation from oil, is for government at all levels to cut costs, asserting that the long convoys being used by government officials are unnecessary and part of the problems militating against the nation’s economic growth.
The governor also warned youths in Gelegele community in Edo State to stop generating crises that may force the government to relocate the proposed Export Processing Zone, EPZ, project in the area, declaring that government will not tolerate further crisis in the area.
Obaseki stated this while delivering a lecture entitled “New Opportunities and New Initiatives for Development,” organised by the Correspondent’s Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Edo State.
The governor, who noted that the problems confronting the nation today was due to misplacement of priorities, said that rather than calling for secession by a section of the country, they should be calling for stoppage of waste in governance “because once that is fixed, Nigeria will be great again.”
Vanguard, July 7, 2017
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yanju omotodun
July 7, 2017 at 6:24 pm
The thing is that, frustration and aggression can make people crave for what is not achievable. Nigerians are not happy at all, some few people are just enjoying the wealth of the country whereas most of masses are languishing in poverty.
Cut cost on governance truly. Reduce our senator’s salary drastically, slash minister salary.
Let’s have employment for unemployed and Nigeria shall have peace
Abeni Adebisi
July 7, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Our leaders are the problem, they know the right things to do, but they will not do them, instead they prefer to lavish the money and spend the money on useless things that won’t add value to anyone’s life.
JOHNSON PETER
July 8, 2017 at 6:00 am
Obaseki is just a sycophant, nothing stops Biafra, we are in for it, no going back.
seyi jelili
July 8, 2017 at 6:39 am
You will soon be diagnosed of lunacy because this Biafra thing is affecting your brain big time
Animashaun Ayodeji
July 7, 2017 at 6:26 pm
The cost of running Nigeria’s government is too much and telling on our economy without us noticing. The FG should please make sum adjustment
Anita Kingsley
July 7, 2017 at 6:35 pm
Well said bro, if they can reduce the cost of running the government at all levels and give ndigbos more allocations, there will be peace