Recession: We cannot rejoice yet

The news indicating that recession has come to end in the country is cheering, but the indices that were used to arrive at this conclusion are not known to us. Be that as it may, perhaps it is the collective prayer of the masses of this nation that is responsible for the seeming progress.

But what do the masses stand to gain? Shall we now begin to hear less agitation for secession, less noise from the Niger Delta militants and from the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and the various separatist groups?

What will happen to the agitation for restructuring, the quit notice by Arewa youths and the herdsmen’s menace, among others? Shall we continue to see lopsided appointments or those that reflect fairness and equity to all sections of the country? Will the exit from recession infuse sanity into the system?

Will it bring an end to strikes by the Academic Staff of Universities (ASUU), National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and others giving notices of strike? Will it bring an end to the many months or years of unpaid salaries and pensions owed workers? Will it bring the positive change mantra the people voted for, and food? Until all the answers are in the positive, it is not yet Uhuru.

Solomon Ajadi: 08035959270

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