… Say Nigeria Almost Becoming Venezuela
THE Peoples Democratic Party – PDP, has reemphasized the need for state policing, saying the idea is the solution to worsening security situation in Nigeria.
“We reiterate our call for the state police with appropriate safeguards to avoid any abuse or overreach by any chair of government,’’ Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, said in Abuja on Monday.
On the free fall of the naira and its consequences, Mohammed said on behalf of his PDP colleagues, asked that the Federal Government’s economic team find solutions to the challenge
“The Forum consequently urges the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, embark on initiatives involving all the subnational governments to bring a lasting solution to the crisis.
“We reiterate our call for the state police with appropriate safeguards to avoid any abuse or overreach by any chair of government.
“The Forum decried the falling value of the naira and requested the monetary and fiscal authorities to find appropriate solutions.
“We have been partnering even as opposition to make sure that we don’t bring any distraction but certainly the monetary policies and the economic policies rest here and we know the majority of Nigerians live in the state and so we are doing so much across party lines on a bi-personal basis within the Nigerian Governors’ Forum and with the National Economic Council to make sure that we cushion the effect of some of these policies that have far-reaching consequences on our people.
“We supported the removal of subsidy, we thought there were safeguards; we believe that if we took collective decisions we should go by it but certainly we have seen that it is a free fall for the naira. The cost of living is going high, we are almost on the road to Venezuela.”
