Anambra lawmakers call for state of emergency on security, hunger

Barely two days after the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) suspended its hunger protest across the country, eight Anambra State House of Assembly lawmakers, under the Labour Party (LP), have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 36 state governors, including the State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, to suspend work on all other sectors, including infrastructure, for the next six months and declare a state of emergency on security and hunger in the nation.

The lawmakers also announced their plans to relinquish their basic salary for six months to alleviate the suffering of the masses.

Their positions were contained in a communiqué jointly signed and made available to journalists in Awka on Thursday by the eight lawmakers: Hon. Nkechi Ogbuefi, Comrade Nigeria Henry Mbachu, Hon. Jude Ifeanyi Umennajiego, Hon. Fred Ezenwa, Hon. Kingsley Udemezue, Hon. Justice Azuka, Hon. Paul Obi, and Hon. Patrick Okafor, shortly after their emergency caucus meeting sitting at the State Assembly complex.

The LP lawmakers in the communiqué advise the federal and state governments as follows:

*That His Excellency, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, should suspend work on all other sectors, including infrastructure, for the next six months and declare a state of emergency on security and hunger in the nation.

“All state governors, including our dear governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, should suspend all infrastructural development in their various states for the next six months and declare a state of emergency on security and hunger.

“We, the Labour Party House of Assembly members, will relinquish our basic salary for six months as our contribution to alleviate the suffering of the masses.

“In conclusion, we all know that the campaign is over and the election is over. The majority of Nigerians are suffering. People are dying every day as a result of hunger and insecurity.

“Thus, there is a need for the federal government and state governments to adhere to the advice given by our leader, Mr Peter Obi.

“We must commend our leader, His Excellency Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, for this selfless effort to ensure the stability and growth of our nation.

“It really shows that he is committed to making this nation a better place for all of us.

“To the masses, hope is a virtue; we must sustain hope. That is the currency for a better tomorrow; the communique ends.

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