BETTER Nigeria, an advocate group with more than 300 strong members who are Nigerian professionals in Canada, Europe, and America , has expressed its readiness to proffer solution to some of Nigeria’s problems.
The group, aimed at promoting good governance in Nigeria, has also predicted winners of Edo and Ondo gubernatorial elections and has shown commitments to identifying problems confronting the country like the electricity challenge, inadequate security, infrastructural development, visa restrictions to the USA, and Nigerians in Diaspora voting rights.
Better Nigeria Inc, led by a former United Nations Diplomat, Dr. Salewa Olafioye , showed this resolve to find solutions to the issues and make recommendations to government and people of Nigeria as their main focus.
The Secretary of the organization and President of Nigeria Foundation of Michigan, Chief Titus Amadi stressed the need for government to diversify the economy and offer improvements for investment with Nigerians in the Diaspora to enhance necessity partnership for Nigeria.
The BNU commended the Muhammadu Buhari administration for the unity of the fragile country, saying that the performance of the government on security is unacceptable and that has led to the subsequent visa restrictions for the country.
The group noted that the Nigerian economy with the oil price down and the impact of COVID-19 has presented a big challenge for the country of more than 200 million citizens, expressing hope that with three more years for this administration, there’s a task that must be done.
As for COVID – 19, the Diaspora group said until a vaccine is developed, and effective treatment modality is approved by WHO, CDC, and NCDC, social distancing, use of face mask, delayed school opening, adequate information on the need for hand washing, and avoiding large gathering must be seen as a must.
They therefore expressed optimism that the world would eventually defeat Coronavirus with God’s help and scientific innovation.
