Monday, December 23, 2024 - The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has warned politicians against linking stampedes that occurred during food distributions in Oyo, Anambra and Abuja to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms.
In a statement signed by his media Senior Special Assistant, Rabiu
Ibrahim, the Minister said the tragedies underscored the importance of ensuring
proper crowd management during such charitable activities, especially in the
festive season.
He acknowledged the noble intentions of organisers seeking to bring
relief to vulnerable members of society and admonished all individuals and
organisations planning similar events to comply with the directive of the
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun on liaising with the
police formations for effective crowd control and security measures.
He emphasised that collaboration with the police and the National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was crucial to safeguarding lives and
ensuring that such efforts to assist those in need do not inadvertently lead to
further distress.
Idris appealed to politicians and other stakeholders to refrain from
politicising the unfortunate incidents, stressing that those tragic events were
in no way connected to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s economic
reforms.
“It is worth noting that similar unfortunate occurrences have been
recorded in the past, before the current administration, as such, making any
attempt to link these tragedies to the President’s reforms is unfounded and
disingenuous” he said
Idris said the reforms, while repositioning the Nigerian economy for
sustainable growth, were designed to uplift the lives of all Nigerians,
particularly the vulnerable without causing distress.
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