Legal luminary, Afe Babalola, says the Federal government has turned Nigerians into beggars and is leading citizens to poverty.
He stated this while reacting
to the recent distribution of palliatives as a way of cushioning the effect of
the prevailing economic hardship.
Babalola made this known while
speaking at a public function on Thursday, August 16.
“Those who are complaining
about hunger are doing so sincerely. They are hungry. A hungry man can go to
any length to show his anger. We do not need anybody to tell us about hunger in
the country. The protest was genuine and the government should listen to them.
The duty of government is the
welfare of the people. The problem we have now is that people cannot move
freely. They have abandoned the farms. People are being killed in their farms
and everybody wants to stay where they are safe. It is because the government
has failed in this regard that we have hunger.
It is wrong for the government
to be sharing garri, beans and rice as palliatives. They are turning the people
into beggars. The government that is giving the people rice and beans is
leading us to poverty. The government is discouraging people from working,
whereas, the government must provide the people enabling environment for people
to work and feed themselves.”
On the recent calls for a constitution
reform, Babalola said;
“I read the publication of the
Patriots visiting President Tinubu and I am in full agreement with them. We
need a new constitution. But I do not agree that we should go through any
constitutional conference. Recently, you are aware that President Bola Tinubu
asked us to go back to the old National Anthem; there was no conference for it
before it was passed by the National Assembly and assented by the President.
The 1963 constitution was the one made by all of us. By the same token, the
parliament should bring back the 1963 and reenact it.”
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