Don’t Push Youths To The Wall- Governor Tambuwal warns Nigerian Leaders

• Ekohotblog, 30th October, 2020.
• The Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal has advised Nigeria’s leaders to take care of youths
• The governor was reacting to the recent EndSARS protests across the country
• Tambuwal urged the leaders across the board to ensure that the youths also enjoy dividends of democracy.

Tambuwal addressed stakeholders by describing the nationwide protests against harassment and brutality of innocent Nigerians by the police as a wake-up call to the leaders of the country.

The governor, who was represented by his special assistant on small and medium scale enterprises, Akibu Dalhatu, said that posterity would judge their inactions and actions if they fail to speak up against the ills in the country.

He said:

“In our country today, we are faced with banditry, corruption, mismanagement of funds, nepotism, insurgency, and so many issues that threaten the unity of this country.

Posterity will not fail to judge us all for our actions and inactions if we do not speak; it is we the people that will change Nigeria.

We must adopt the participatory approach to budget-making; before the budget office of the presidency, the ministry of finance and budget planning finalise any budget, they must organise town hall meetings.

This will gather the inputs of the people and determine priority areas. If the people participate in the budget-making process, they will also follow how the appropriated money is being spent and by this they will demand transparency and accountability from government officials.”