Stakeholders in Nigeria have called on politicians and opposition leaders to separate politics from governance.
The stakeholders said an attack on strategic institutions of government as a way of getting to the President ahead of the 2027 election year, was a great de-service to the nation and a direct attack on the wellbeing of the people.
These stakeholders, comprising members of the First Green White Resources, FGW, in collaboration with Strategic Communication Centre for Defence and Security, made the call at a media parley in Abuja, Nigeria.
The founder/CEO of FGW, Mr. Bonaventure Melah said the aim of the parley was to alert the public, of the growing attempt by some elites, to distract the government from its focus on governance and the ongoing reforms.
“Even though we are not the mouth-piece of government and are not here to praise the current administration, we believe that the reforms are yielding meaningful results and should be supported to come to full bloom, rather than punching holes, in a deliberate attempt to diminish their relevance as some are doing,” he said
Subsidy Removal
Mr. Melah highlighting some of the key reforms of the government of President Bola Tinubu emphasised that the removal of subsidy has helped government to save money which was being invested in legacy projects such as the rapid transformation of FCT, and the 770-kilometer Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.
Mr. Melah emphatically drew attention to the attacks on the Group Chief Executive Officer, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bashir Bayo Ojulari, describing the allegations against him as “reckless”.
He reminded that NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer was given the mandate by the president to carry out a comprehensive overhaul of the company, inject reform policies necessary for NNPCL to operate with global best practices and be profitable to the country.
Mr. Melah also appealed to the opposition who are a necessary force to strengthen democratic governance, to desist from attacking the government of the day.
Also, the Director of Publicity, Strategic Communication Centre for Defence and Security, Mr. Yashim Luka emphasised that the new management of NNPCL which is only 100 days in office be allowed to do its work.
He also called on the government to take decisive action to stop the attacks against NNPCL, noting that a threat to the nation’s oil industry is a threat against national security.
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