As the Nigerian state has been bedevilled by poverty and unemployment, the Federal Government has been urged to perform her constitutional functions of providing her with the citizenry, especially the youths with the basic needs of lives, especially employment through which food could be put on the table of the masses in order to tackle insecurity.
Also, the President of, Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, decried the spate of insecurity and other challenges bedevilling the country.
A former governor of Imo State, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, gave the admonition in Ibadan while speaking at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Spidel annual conference, held at Jogor Centre, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Speaking on the theme: “The Imperatives of Public Interest in Governance in Nigeria,” Okorocha noted that poverty ravaging the citizens of Nigeria has become devastating, as it has grown to its climax.
According to him, the high rate of youth unemployment in Nigeria is sending a signal that the Nigerian state is sitting on a time bomb that could explode at any point in time if the menace is not quickly addressed.
He equally advised the government to rule based on people’s interest and devoid of personal interest.
His words: “The blame game must stop, leaders must take responsibility. This nation is ours, it makes it incumbent on us to take responsibility.”
“There is a co-relationship between poverty and insecurity. For as long as these two issues are not holistically addressed, there is no way out,” Okorocha observed.