Address rising cost of living, unemployment, APC Youths task Tinubu

A group in the ruling party, Progressive League of Youth Voters for Tinubu and Shettima, has tasked  President Bola Ahmed  Tinubu to take firm measures to address the rising cost of living and unemployment in the country.

There has been a rising inflation in the country sequel to the removal of subsidy on petrol.

Addressing journalist on Thursday in Abuja, during the investiture of their national patron, Engr. Ayoola Oyejide, national coordinator of the APC youth group, Ambassador Abdul Usman Shuaibu,  which commended the actions of the federal government so far however urged President Tinubu to strive to meet expectations of Nigerians .

‘These activities have tremendously improved Nigeria’s economy as evident in the Nigerian Stock Exchange and her international reputation

“At least, half of Nigerians are under or unemployed, a figure that rises to two-thirds for young people who make up the majority of the population. The president is expected to tackle this problem and reduce it to the barest minimum.

“The prevailing state of national security in Nigeria is worrisome. The receding Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east is being substituted by banditry and terrorism in the north-west, the north-central is facing the deadly farmer-herder crisis, the south-east is enmeshed in separatist violence and the associated criminal opportunism, there is an upswing in gang and ritual activities in the south-west while the south-south is afflicted with militancy, piracy and oil theft. The president should get a grip on these serious security threats.

“Rise in the cost of living is unprecedented and unbearable. The president is expected to revamp our ailing and critically dysfunctional economy.

“Corruption among public functionaries in Nigeria is endemic. Though the president is strongly opposed to it, we expect him to confront the menace head on, setting an example of transparency and zero tolerance of self-regard.

“Nigeria is blessed with a lot of talented and intelligent youths but are barely given the chance or opportunity to exercise these gifts. Thank God president Tinubu has a very good record of grooming and including youths in governance. Therefore, we expect him to continue in that line, most especially, in his subsequent appointment of ministers, heads of departments and agencies, board members of federal institutions, etc.

“We are using this platform to assure the president and the vice president of the youth’s support and to also assure the youth that president Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and vice president Kashim Shettima have the strength of character and dedication to mitigate these problems and even exceed our expectations.

“As we can see, they are already adopting a hardline commitment to the principles of democratic good governance (as evident in the fuel subsidy removal), even in the face of reactionary pressures arising from entrenched vested interest”, the youths added.

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