As the National Assembly re­sumes ple­nary on Tuesday, a non-governmental organisation, Friends in the Gap Advocacy Initiative (FGAI) has called on members to produce a blue print as well as convene an emergency economic retreat that will pave the way out of the cur­rent economic reces­sion.
Executive Direc­tor of FGAI, George Oji who made the call yesterday, recalled that "the Federal Govern­ment on its part has assured Nigerians that it is putting measures and policies in place to ensure that the coun­try exits this unwhole­some economic situa­tion soonest."
"While the lawmak­ers were away, Nigeria progressed from being in technical recession to full blown recession.
"Therefore, FGAI calls on the lawmak­ers to promptly put together a blue print of how to support the Government to exit this precarious eco­nomic situation in no time. This demand is premised on the fact that members of the National Assembly are not just critical stake­holders in the Nigerian project, they are in­deed, an integral part of the Government.
" FGAI urges the lawmakers as they re­sume on Tuesday, to promptly convene a one-day economic emergency retreat to articulate appropri­ate economic strate­gies; comprising short term, medium and long term approaches to tackle the difficul­ties imposed by this economic recess," he said.
He argued that since among the lawmakers are seasoned profes­sionals with requisite training and expertise as financial experts, bankers, economists, accountants, lawyers, etc, all hands must be deck to confront the situation.
He advocated a syn­ergy between the ex­ecutive and legislative arms of government to effectively tackle the recession.
Oji noted that the period should not be a time to apportion blames but rather a time for joint action.




Posted by-Abdul (The Authority)