Kayode Shopekan
CONVENER of Nigeria Peace and Sustainable Initiative (NPSI), Professor Christopher Imumolen, has charged government to solve the electricity problem so as to drive industrialization.
Manufacturing companies are packing up and moving to other countries where there is constant power supply and we don’t seem to be bothered by this trend, Imumolen said.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAccording to him, the #EndSARS protest was actually fueled by the poor economic situation in the country.
Imumolen added that the protest is not only against SARS, but a way to push the government to look into the various aspects of the economy.
Prof. Imumolen, while addressing a press conference in Lagos, said a lot is needed to be done in terms of the economy, saying #EndSARS should be interpreted from the perspective of fixing the economy.
To Imumolen the “E” in ENDSARS stands for Employment, “N” stands for Nigeria for All, “D” for Digitalisation of the Economy, “S” for Security and Safety for All, “A” for Alternative Source of Power “R” for Rescue Nigeria from Poverty while “S” stands for Social Welfare for All.
Imumolen said that, if all these parameters were in place, Nigeria would be great in less than six years.
Acknowledging that a lot has happened in the last one year, and that the protest has reduced police brutality to an extent, Imumolen believes that fixing the economy is what matters most, to avoid another #endsars protest soonest
Other areas the NPSI wants the government to address, according to Imumolen include: youth unrest, employment of youths, fight against cybercrime etc.
