Some Nigerians resident in South Africa on Sunday urged
the Federal Government to tackle insecurity,
unemployment, epileptic power supply and poverty facing
the country.
The Nigerians made the call at the sidelines of the
inauguration of the National Secretariat of the Nigerian
Union in Pretoria, South Africa.
Prof. Dele Braimoh, a retired professor of Adult and
Distance Education, University of South Africa, urged the
Federal Government to tackle insecurity in the country.
‘’ Many Nigerians in the Diaspora are afraid of going home
because of insecurity.
“ I appeal to the government to win the war against Boko
Haram to bring peace to the North Eastern part of the
country,’’ he said.
Braimoh also said many Nigerians in the Diaspora were
willing to return to contribute to the development of the
country in various fields.
Rev. Harold Anagu, Senior Pastor, Jesus The Breathe of
Life International Ministry, Pretoria, urged the Federal
Government to work for the unity of the country.
‘’ We thank God for a successful election and inauguration
of a new administration in Nigeria.
‘’ We also want the government to ensure unity,
empowerment and understanding among the people.
‘’Nigerians in South Africa want a relationship with the
Buhari administration to enable us contribute to the
development of the country,’’ he said.
Mr Chikaodili Nwanedo, Chairman of the Nigeria Union,
NorthWest Province Chapter, called on the government to
tackle epileptic power supply in the country.
He said inadequate power supply had taken its toll on
Small and Medium Scale businesses in the country.
‘’ Nigerians also need good health care and efforts should
be made to tackle poverty,’’ he said.
Mr Mathew Okafor, the Chairman of the Nigerian Union,
Gauteng Province Chapter, urged the Federal Government
to tackle insurgency and improve on intelligence gathering.
Okafor, an IT specialist in Johannesburg, commended
Buhari for relocating the command centre of the armed
forces to Maiduguri in order to effectively insurgency.
‘’ To me, this is a step in the right direction. Nigeria has a
good army. We need to equip our army to make it fight the
new enemy that is using guerrilla warfare.
‘’ Guerrilla warfare is alien to us and I believe we will
defeat the enemy,’’ he said.
The President of Arewa in South Africa, Mr Nimram
Longbap, said Nigeria was blessed with resources to make
her the leading economy in Africa.
‘’ Buhari has a track record of performance and we believe
he can still do it again.
‘’ The Federal Government should embark on massive road
construction aimed at opening up the country such that
each state would be linked to its nearest neighbour,’’ he
said.
Longbap also said that the Federal Government had the
potential to win the war against the Boko Haram.
‘’ I appeal to other intelligence agencies in the country to
sit up and assist the armed forces in intelligence gathering
to overcome the insurgents,’’ he said.
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