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Probe first ladies, sell presidential jets, Activists tell Buhari
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Probe first ladies, sell presidential jets, Activists tell Buhari

by  Akinyemi Akinrujomu 2 min read

President Muhammadu Buhari has been told to stop stalling but quickly sell off presidential jets as he has promised to save money in these harsh economic times.

Punch reports that the coalition of civil society organisations, under the aegis of Say No Campaign Nigeria, on Friday, September raised alarm over the ongoing economic recession in the country and charged the president to start the move of rescuing the economy by selling off his planes.

Probe first ladies, sell presidential jets, Activists tell Buhari
President Buhari has been told to sell his jets urgently.

Chairman of the group, Ezenwa Nwagwu noted that the president needed to make urgent adjustments like selling off the jets which are costing the country so much to maintain. He said the group also wants probed projects from 2004 to 2015, especially those undertaken by First Ladies.

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He said, “We are greatly concerned about the unprecedented level of economic hardship bedevilling the nation which has resulted in hunger, deprivation, unemployment, rising cost of essential commodities, unmitigated corruption in public and private institutions, worsening security situation, flagrant abuse of democratic processes and the accompanying failure or refusal by government to effectively address these issues.

Probe first ladies, sell presidential jets, Activists tell Buhari
The CSOs want past first ladies like Patience jonathan probed.

“The situation in Nigeria is grim and therefore requires urgent response. While we hold that Buhari’s administration deserves commendation for its social intervention initiative aimed at reducing unemployment, we maintain that a lot more needs to be done, and urgently too to avert the looming economic disaster.

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“We demand practical solutions to ameliorating the economic hardship including sale of the presidential jets, which the President promised to do and 50 per cent slash in salaries of public officers. The government should make essential commodities available to vulnerable Nigerians at reduced prices and probe pet projects of First Ladies, which act as conduit.”

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Source: Legit.ng

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Akinyemi Akinrujomu Akinyemi Akinrujomu is a professionally-trained journalist with over 17 years of experience. His knowledge spans print, broadcast, and online media. He has worked in several top media organizations in Nigeria. He has also pioneered several print media publications. He is a graduate of History and International Studies from the Lagos State University and he also holds a professional National Diploma in Journalism. He loves reading, travelling and listening to music.

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