…. Wants Edo State Government to address the problem of flooding
An Edo born, UK bassed veteran journalist cum businessman,Tony Abumere has warned the federal government of Nigeria to take the issues of insecurity and unemployment serious,as the two have the capacity to ruin Nigeria.
Mr. Abumere,who worked with the Edo Broadcasting Service(EBS) before moving to Europe gave the warning in Benin City,Edo State,while addressing journalists.
He said, the tragic reports of killings, kidnappings and other violent crime reported every day in Nigeria is discouraging and stand the chance of ruining the country if the government fails to tackle the problem.
Tracing the link between unemployment and crime,he said that,for the government to successfully fight crime,it has to do something about the high level of youth unemployment.
“The problem of insecurity and unemployment in the country is pathetic, these problems should be tackled holistically,For those of outside the country,the tragic reports of killings, kidnappings and other violent crime we hear about the country everyday is very discouraging.I am calling on the federal government,the military and other security agencies to step up their actions to address this urgly situation.
“For the problem of unemployment,they should do everything possible to encourage foreign investors toadd to whatever the state and the federal government are doing to provide employment for the youth.
As you know that an idle mind is a devil’s workshop,if the youths are not meaningfully engaged,they would go into crime
He advised the Edo State government to synergize with the private sector to address the flooding situation in the state.
“There are many communities that have been suffering flooding,I know that the state government cannot do it alone, they should find a way to involve the private sector to address the perineal flooding in the state. The Governor,Mr Godwin Obaseki should also do something on the area of agriculture,as the high cost of food stuff is biting hard on the common man .
“I implore the state government to invest more on agriculture. The state government is trying on the area of education,I want him to do more to improve on the system as a more literate society will reduce the rate of crime in the country.”
He eulogized some of his contemporaries in journalism, whom he said have sacrificed much for a better Nigeria.
