The chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic debts, Senator Shehu Sani
The chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic debts,
Senator Shehu Sani said that it will be a blatant deceit for anyone to
say that Nigerians are not suffering or going through hard times as he
said “change can only be change if it is truly a change that people can see, affirm and confirm to be so”.
Senator Sani who represents Kaduna Central in the red chamber who
stated this when he received Journalists who paid him Sallah homage in
Kaduna, further stressed that, “Nigerians are suffering, there is so
much hunger in the land, states are unable to pay salaries with a
multiplying effect such that Nigerians are unable to settle bills, pay
fees for their children and meet family needs.
“Anyone who says Nigerians are not suffering is only deceiving themselves” he emphasised.
According to the human right activist, “it is time to remind
those of us in position of leadership to deliver on our campaign
promises, because in as much as we call on Nigerians to exercise
patience, we must not take their patience for granted.
“We must fundamentally restructure the economy that can address
challenges of the 21st century, because if we don’t do it, we are
likely to be swept away by the people of Nigeria.
“Violence in the Niger Delta must be proactively addressed,
there must be solution to oil dependent economy which must be number
one, two and three priority of the present administration."
He however called on Nigerians to support President Muhammadu
Buhari in his quest to reposition Nigeria, adding that challenges of the
country requires collective efforts.
Senator Sani further stated that Nigeria needs a sustainable
government and political structure that can manage it’s resources
effectively.
Towards this end, he advocated that the 36 states should be reduced to 6 with FCT as it’s capital, adding that, “no
need for 36 federal permanent secretaries and Ministers, even the
Senate and the Federal House of Representatives can be merged together
instead of duplication of efforts” he said.
