By John Odunayo
House of Representatives member ,(Ekiti North Federal Constituency II), Akinlayo Davidson Kolawole, has urged Nigerians, especially youths, to accept various measures and palliatives of the Federal Government in its resolve to assuage them to shelve the planned national protest.
The protest being organized by some groups is scheduled to begin on August 1, 2024.
Kolawole said that the protest, if not shelved, was “capable of further plunging the country into an unbearable, unavoidable and irrevocable economic crisis capable of destroying already fragile economy of the country to become a moribund one”.
He assured that Nigerian legislators as the people’s representatives would also collaborate with the governors to ensure thorough supervision of the distribution process of the palliatives to the people as he praised Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji for being “exceptional, unique and unbiased” at distributing such federal gestures to the people in the past at all times.
The lawmaker, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, said, “Any problem facing Nigerians can still be resolved without any protest or confrontation but rather through other peaceful means”.
Kolawole said, that the current economic crisis in Nigeria as applicable to some other parts of the world could be addressed through patience, understanding and cooperation of the citizens with the government.
He said, “The Tinubu administration has been working hard to ease the burdens of all Nigerians especially through various palliatives to cushion the effects of subsidy removal which has been a major cankerworm milking the nation’s economy in the past.
He commended President Tinubu for giving approval for the distribution of trucks of rice, grains, fertilisers and other food stuff to poor Nigerians, hence the need to reciprocate the gesture through cancellation of the planned protest in the interest of the nation.
Kolawole said, “It is high time Nigerians began to appreciate and pray for the success of their leaders especially President Tinubu to lead the country aright for the benefit of all the citizenry and unborn generations.
“The current economic situation in Nigeria was not the making of the present leadership, but rather than the lack of political will by some former Nigerian leaders to do the needful in order to place the country on the path of economic recovery and progress.
“The yearning and expectations of Nigerians from President Tinubu to turn around all aspects of the country’s economy are expected because of the trust they have in his ability as a democrat, reputable administrator and versatile accountant who had created a niche for himself in the private sector before he joined politics,” he said.
