The Nigeria Community Movement Party (NCMP) has described the United States travel ban on Nigeria citizens as international disgrace necessary for the Nigeria government to look inwards with a view of setting clear and realistic policies that would speedily change the fortunes of the country.
In a statement by the party Sunday, the national chairman, Ademola Babatunde Abidemi, said the ban “is a clear signal and a wakeup call for the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led government to as a matter of urgency, create an avenue for workable agenda for our country.”
The statement in part read, “Now that those who were part of the fundamentals of the destructive calamities that befell the structures of this country long ago realised the sanctity of communal existence and are saying they can no longer accommodate a nation without direction, is it a crime too reprehensible to forgive?
“It is a clear signal and a wakeup call for the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led government to as a matter of urgency, create an avenue for workable agenda for our country.
“NCMP’s position on the USA travel ban is that the American government is setting a clear direction for its sovereignty. The Nigeria government should use this international disgrace to look inwards and set clear and realistic policies that will change the fortune of our dear nation speedily.
“President Muhammadu Buhari is opportune to be the leader of this great nation for a second term in office, he should therefore do his best to change the narrative. He should evolve a total transformational agenda through his economy team, bearing in mind citizens’ welfare as the focus of the government.
“Also, not forgetting Institutional Reforms in the following order: Judicial reform, Political reform, total review of our Constitution to reflect true federalism and removal of the current bottlenecks associated with the administration of land in Nigeria by enacting a workable Land Legislation that will be free from constitutional bondage like the current Land Used Act, that the Nigerian constitution made an integral part of itself with attendant consequences purposely set to enrich the executive arm and the upper class.
“Nigeria is a very divided nation as it stands and if care is not taken, the more we patch the country, the more divided it becomes until the centre will not be able to hold any longer.”
The statement called on the Nigerian government to take a cue from the U.S. government especially with its agenda of Americans first with a view of according the security and well-being of Nigerian citizens a priority.
This, he said, would give the leadership the necessary clear direction and roadmap to tackle economic, security, and political hardship, which have plagued the country for a long time.
