As Katsina residents embrace the brand new yr 2025 with nice hopes, some residents of the state on Monday suggested President Bola Tinubu on how to make sure a greater 2025 for Nigerians.
The Chairman Wrestle for Good Governance, Habibu Ruma, mentioned an important facet that must be improved on by the Tinubu administration is the Nigerian economic system.
She mentioned, “Once I say economic system, I don’t imply the economic system on paper the place a typical man can not recognise any enchancment on his desk, but solely hear about GDP is now elevated however with nothing tangible that impacts the lifetime of the odd Nigerian.
“Tinubu’s administration ought to use any means attainable to revive the worth of the naira, have a look at any attainable option to cut back the price of gas, enhance energy provide, amongst others.
“Moreover, lowering commerce limitations, bettering commerce facilitation, rising entry to dependable energy provide, and bettering the enterprise atmosphere. These are a few of the areas that have to be the centre stage of Tinubu’s administration in 2025,” Habiba additional famous.
Alhaji Ibrahim Al-Amin, a businessman from Kofar Guga, suggested that the president ought to evaluate a few of the Federal Authorities’s financial insurance policies, particularly the pump costs of petroleum merchandise.
In keeping with him, “Irrespective of the federal government’s argument supporting the hike in worth of gas, that call stays the primary reason behind the financial hardship which has plagued the nation because the inception of the administration.
“Furthermore, there’s definitely no justification for Nigeria to proceed to import refined petroleum merchandise, particularly gas, when the retail worth will finally compete with our dwindling native forex.
“The federal government must also cease paying lip service to the problem of banditry, particularly in elements of the north and elsewhere across the nation.
“If the vast majority of farmers shouldn’t have free entry to their farms, then meals manufacturing will stay in jeopardy and elusive,” he mentioned.
On his half, Ambassador Gidado Farfaru Mai Zandam suggested that Tinubu ought to ensure that he provides full autonomy to the native authorities councils, and the native authorities election must be performed by the nationwide physique.
“Extra consideration must be given to agricultural growth relatively than giving precedence to grease and fuel enterprise.
“Furthermore, all of the loans secured by the Federal Authorities must be appropriately managed.
“The difficulty of insecurity must be thought-about, the federal government ought to present technique of curtling unlawful companies inside our border traces. Simply to say just a few,” he pressured.