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Uyo – Alhaji Mohammed Adamu, has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to take necessary steps to address the nagging level of insecurity confronting the nation.
He has also asked the Federal Government to expedite actions on policies and programmes that would improve the nationâ€
s economy.
Adamu handed down the appeal in Uyo on Tuesday while speaking to newsmen after the Eid el-Fitr prayers to mark the end of Ramadan.
He said that citizens all over the country irrespective of tribe and religion in the last four years were going through difficult times.
The Islamic spiritual leader appreciated the policies and programmes of government in the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari, stressing that these must be translated into better living condition for citizens in the next level.
“The expectations of governments is enormous. We take the President by his words, that he will do things differently this time.
“We expect him to redouble efforts in revamping the economy, fighting corruption and insecurity in the country. The security challenges is so alarming now, especially in the northern part of the country.
“We want the President to sit up and face the challenges headlong because it has given us bad name and has driven away investors from the country. So, the citizens of this country expect a lot from governments. We will take him by his words, that he will do things differently to benefit the citizens, Adamu said.
He also urged the state governors to fulfill their campaign promises and provide citizens with dividends of democracy and stop thinking of only themselves and their families.
The country, according to him, is blessed with human and natural resources that if harness properly would lift the citizens from poverty and unemployment.
His words “In Akwa Ibom state, the Governor said he his coming for completion agenda, we want leaders at States and Federal levels to appoint people of proven integrity into their cabinets.
“As the Federal Government is going to give money directly to the Local Government Areas, we expect them to sit up and make good use of the money coming to them.
“They are the closest government to the people, they should do something differently to bring dividends of democracy to the grassroots.”
The Chief Imam, therefore, urged the citizens to remain peaceful, be law-abiding, shun crimes and all vices inimical to progress and demand from their leaders accountable.
The post Uyo Chief Imam Tasks FG On Insecurity, Economy appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
Source: Independent
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