SALES OF NATIONAL ASSETS WILL WORSEN NIGERIA ECONOMIC PROBLEM

The  Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice has advised  President Muhhamadu Buhari against the plan to sell the national assets.



The Chairman of CHRSJ, Mr. Sulaiman Adeniyi, who said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Monday, said selling the national assets would compound the economic problem facing the nation.

Adeniyi said the sale of the national assets would worsen unemployment problem, saying Nigerians would be worse off for this. He urged the President to reconsider and stop the move in the interest of the masses.

He said, “Those who were canvassing for the selling of our National Assets and wealth, were looking for ways to acquire Nigeria properties  through the backdoor by legal means, alleging that majority of them were part of those who caused the economy woes for the country.

“He should look for how   to revive all the moribund industries like Steel Roiling Mills, Ajaokuta Steel Mills, Nigeria Machine Tools and host of others which would generate employments  to the teeming youths, who are  losing their jobs as a result of the present economy doldrums.

“Labour unions and civil society organisations  in the country should not pay lip service to this issue of national interest. If the Federal Government remains adamant on this anti-masses agenda, labour unions should  roll out the drum of national peaceful protests across the states  of the federation  on October 1st, 2016.”