“Take Charge And Take The Tough Measures” – Dr. Oby Ezekwesili To APC Led FG

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Former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to adopt the tough reform measures in order to save Nigeria’s declining economy due to fall in oil price.

Dr Ezekwesili spoke via her twitter Handle letting the Present Government know that things need to Improve and not let the Troubles of The past Government plague the Nigerian Populace again.

According to Oby, a time of lean finances is Nigeria’s best opportunity to overhaul the structure of polity, governance and economy.

“The administration has inherited all assets & liabilities from previous one and it is what it is. Now take charge & take the tough measures.

“We are once again offered an opportunity to dig ourselves out of oil wells that dull the minds of our leaders & lull them into wastefulness.

“A nation wasted the great opportunity of 5 years of record high oil prices & is now technically broke. We better get ready 4 tough measures,” she tweets.

She added that Nigerians will only buy into these tough measures if the government acts transparently as majority of Nigerians who comments via social media and radio to do so in dark.

“When citizens realize how dire the Public Finance is, they will moderate their expectations & support Majority Nigerians who are commenting on social media and radios do so in the dark. Throw the books of accounts of government open. It will help.

“It’s considerably easier to get a “Buy In” for tough reform measures that a time like this demands if government acts totally transparently.

“My free counsel to the Economic Team is throw the public accounts open. As in, absolutely open the bank statements of FG so everyone knows.

“Citizens will be better served by candor from the Federal & other Governments in this most challenging period. No sugar coating,” she argued.

She urged Nigerian citizens to collectively demand and support a sound restructuring agenda from the Federal Government.

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