State Of The Nation Address - Shadow Cabinet of Nigeria


It is with deep pain and sadness we review the situation of events in our beautiful country, Nigeria.

The series of events within the last one year have shown us that there is an urgent need to have a sober reflection on our country and its mode of operation.

We are presently in a country where every well meaning Nigerian is tagged an opposition figure at every opportunity in order to render them speechless. Freedom of speech is no longer tolerated, which is a far cry from what Nigerians have come to enjoy.

The arrest of Audu Maikori yesterday is yet another case where the government muzzle freedom of speech and it is part of an extended plot to muzzle opposition and critics of government. We must collectively stand up against this plan and resist the evil plot to destroy democracy and rule of law.


The economic hardship currently ravaging Nigerians is also worrisome and should be a cause for concern from all and sundry. This is the right time for the government to remove the partisan glasses and bring in economic experts across the divides to give the President and his team a glimpse of advise or direction.

It is noteworthy that all economic policies and advise our group has formulated and shared with this administration to savage the economy from further collapse has been continuously discarded by the powers that be. The Government surely needs help but discards every iota of help it gets from well meaning Nigerians.


We are also very concerned by the disparity in
Forex rates. The issue of the present slave/master treatment in the country calls for serious investigation. A situation where some citizens are treated more highly than others in the area of foreign exchange access is detrimental and this policy should be reviewed urgently.


We as a group also condemn the way and manner CSOs and human right activists have gone quiet in the face of continuous human right violations and rape of the constitution. We urge all citizens to use any platform available to them to continue to ask questions and hold the government accountable.


Finally, the State of the nation is being undermined by daily drama over an absentee President recuperating in the United Kingdom. Governance has been reduced to kindergarten double-play and we have become the laughing stock of the world with the presence of a home base president and a foreign base president.

The presidency must come clean on the health status of the president. A situation where everyone keep saying President Buhari is hail and very fine yet has been stuck in London is untenable. The citizens demand answers.


Signed
Shadow Cabinet of Nigeria


PS: Shadow Cabinet of Nigeria is a group of young Nigerians who collectively provide alternative policies to the government and ensure Nigerians get a better treatment from their leaders.

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