By Jude Opara, Abuja
As Nigerians continue to worry following the harsh economic policies of the federal government, the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Assembly Forum (ASAF) has called on both the federal and state governments to brace up with the task of lifting the country out of the current situation, instead of resorting to blames games and buck passing.
It could be recalled that the federal government and its party, the APC have continuously engaged in attacks and counter attacks with governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), since last week, following the down turn of events that have thrown Nigerians into further hardship as prices of food and other items skyrocket.
While the PDP had after warning that Nigeria is gradually going the way of Venezuela, asked President Bola Tinubu to resign if he has lost idea on returning the country to a working nation, the federal government similarly called out the opposition governors, describing them as failed leaders who should also take part of the blame over the current sorry situation in the country.
Rising from its meeting at Ibadan, the Oyo State capital at the weekend, ASAF advised the federal government and governors of the opposition parties to quickly look inwards towards introducing measures that could restore hope to Nigerians.
ASAP in a statement issued by its Director General, Ambassador Fubara Dagogo, warned that Nigeria would soon be classified as a complete death zone, occasioned by paucity of food and other goods that make life meaningful, if the government fails to salvage the situation.
Ambassador Dagogo noted that government at the various levels owe its citizens an obligation of welfare and security, adding that they cannot be looking the other way, blaming each while the citizens die over poor policies.
The statement said, “ We at ASAF believe that this is the time to act and act fast. The federal government and governors must introduce measures using their various assemblies to return hope to the people. They must renege from the current trend of attacks, blames and buck passing against each other because all the level’s of government are involved in the untold hardship that Nigerians are currently passing through.
“ So far it seems like there is no solution to all these, but we at ASAF believe that it is not over yet as governments continue to experiment with the various options on their table.”
