BY VICTOR BIENI
Delta State-born environmentalist and peace advocate, Chief Sheriff Mulade, has called on President Bola Tinubu to strengthen the operations of various anti-corruption agencies to promote accountability in governance.
Our correspondent learnt this from Chief Mulade, who is the National Coordinator of the Center For Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) in a statement where he listed five demands to address the current hardship in the country.
The statement by CEPEJ Boss reads in parts: “It should be noted that more than 80 per cent of Nigerians are involved in the protest. Below are the key areas as part of measures to ameliorate the economic hardship faced by Nigerians. “The Federal Government must take drastic steps to address the critical economic hardship raised by Nigerians. It is imperative to state that over 80 per cent of Nigerians are involved directly or indirectly in the protest because of economic hardship.
“Therefore, the government should not undermine the demands and concerns raised to avoid reoccurrence. I strongly appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the sake of Nigerians to reconsider a reversal of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for about six months pending when Port-Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries are functional”. “The Federal Government should, as a matter of urgency, tackle and end security challenges to guarantee food availability and security, especially for our farmers”.
“The Federal Government should genuinely strengthen the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) to end corruption irrespective of political affiliation if we must survive and build a nation for the future”.
