CSO Asks Tinubu To Urgently Address Issues Of Hunger, Hardship, Insecurity

By Mohammed Suleiman, Dutse

The Concerned Citizens of Nigeria ( CCNN) has called on President Tinubu to end hunger, poverty, and insecurity bedeviling the nation, as well as implement good policy that will stimulate economic growth.

This will pave way for job creation and provide support to better the living condition of the vulnerable populations, especially the poor and marginalized.

Addressing a press conference held at the Press Centre of the Jigawa state Council of the NUJ in Dutse, the.State Coordinator of the movement, Muhammad Bello Aliyu noted that Nigerians are suffering from insecurity, hunger and starvation.

” The economic situation in the country has worsened, leaving many without access to basic necessities. It is imperative that government at all levels rise up to the occasion to find solutions to the pressing issues.

“Government must work tirelessly to end insecurity bedeviling our communities, end the current hike in prices of foodstuffs and essential commodities, as well revitilize our refineries, and reverse fuel prices to reasonable, and affordable price”

Others demands , include govt should reverse electricity tariff’s ,bring tertiary Institutions fees back to its previous levels, reduce cost of governance, and restrain from foreign loans, and cut exorbitant taxes on the country’s citizens.

On planned protest, the civil society group claiming to be made up of 21 affiliated members across Jigawa state vows to pull out its participation in the planned protest nationwide due to the devastating experience of such protests citing EndSars as an example.

According to Aliyu , the EndSars protest was initially peaceful but later hijjacked by some scrupulous elements with ulterior motives, leading to widespread violence, massive destruction of lives and property, adding “we cannot afford to repeat such a scenerio in our region.

” As concerned Citizens, we prioritize the peace and stability of our region. We have witnessed the devastating effects of protest in some countries, where initially peaceful demonstrations escalated into violent conflicts resulting in loss of lives, destruction of property and long term instability”.

According to the CCNN coordinator, ” we are quite aware that most promoters, and sponsors of the planned protest are not even residing or working in Nigeria. Many of them are diaspora Nigerians who are based and working in abroad. Therefore, we will not provide a platform for conflict merchants to exploit the situation and worsen the sufferings of our people.