The National Association of Nigerian Students has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider seeking help from outside his administration and party if the current socio-economic challenges in Nigeria become too overwhelming.
The student body emphasized that if the government lacks solutions to address the country’s economic difficulties, particularly hunger, it should not shy away from consulting opposition parties for assistance.
Abdul-Yekinn Odunayo, the Clerk of the Senate at NANS headquarters, made the statement over the weekend in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
He pointed out that the worsening economic situation is severely affecting citizens, especially students, and called for urgent action to address the crisis, according to Daily Post.
Odunayo stressed that the hardships are suffocating Nigerians, with students feeling the effects of insufficient palliatives.
He urged the president to expand his search for solutions beyond his cabinet members or party, suggesting that there are experts in opposition parties who may offer valuable input to resolve the economic issues.
He noted that the situation in the country is becoming more precarious by the day, and the current administration appears to be lacking effective solutions.
He called on President Tinubu to consult individuals from different political backgrounds, recognizing that collaboration could help tackle the ongoing economic challenges.
Odunayo emphasized that “nothing is stopping Mr President from consulting the egg heads in the opposition parties for solutions to the harsh and suffocating economic situation in Nigeria”.
He continued, “The economic situation is becoming precarious day by day and it seems the president and his team lack the solutions to the economic challenges confronting the nation and pressing down on the people. As a leader and president who wants the country to move forward and surmount the current situation, he should not hesitate or be mortified to seek help from his government and his party.
“As a national body of students in the country, we believe there are intelligent and economic gurus who are members of the opposition parties. The president can consult covertly or woo overtly and tap from their fountain of knowledge.
“To say the truth, Nigerians are hungry and angry. Students are not also impervious to the tempest of hardship blowing across the nation. Therefore, we urge Mr President not to only think out of the box, but consult and woo anyone with a magic box, irrespective of his or her political leaning, to save the country from economic depression.”
” If all hands must be on the deck to move Nigeria forward, President Tinubu must find capable hands beyond party affiliation and engage them for the benefit, development, growth and economic prosperity of Nigeria and Nigerians”, he added.
