Aare Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has criticized the Federal Government’s distribution of palliatives to citizens, describing it as an attempt to turn Nigerians into beggars and lead them to poverty.
He also expressed support for the Patriots’ call for a new constitution.
Babalola made these comments during a visit from the Prestige Sisters League at the ABUAD campus of the institution. He discussed the recent protests across the country, stating that those protesting against hunger were doing so sincerely because they are hungry.
“A hungry man can go to any length to show his anger. We do not need anybody to tell us about hunger in the country. The protest was genuine, and the government should listen to them”, the senior lawyer said.
He emphasized that the government’s primary duty is to ensure the welfare of its citizens. However, he noted that the current government has failed in this regard, leading to hunger and insecurity.
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“People cannot move freely. They have abandoned the farms. People are being killed in their farms, and everybody wants to stay where they are safe. It is because the government has failed in this regard that we have hunger”, he said further.
Babalola also criticized the government’s approach to addressing hunger, stating that sharing food items like garri, beans, and rice as palliatives is wrong. “They are turning the people into beggars. The government that is giving the people rice and beans is leading us to poverty. The government is discouraging people from working, whereas the government must provide the people with an enabling environment for people to work and feed themselves.”
Regarding the Patriots’ call for a new constitution, Babalola expressed his support, suggesting that the parliament should reenact the 1963 constitution.
“I read the publication of the Patriots visiting President Tinubu, and I am in full agreement with them. We need a new constitution. But I do not agree that we should go through any constitutional conference. The 1963 constitution was the one made by all of us. By the same token, the parliament should bring back the 1963 and reenact it”, he added.
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