They stated this at the end of a critical stakeholders meeting held in Asaba the Delta State Capital where a communique was issued.
The National Co ordinator, Advocacy for development initiative
Mr Binitie who read out issues attermized by the group said as watch dog of the society, there was need to address issues bothering on Nigerians especially electricity and the petroleum subsidy removal which had caused untold hardship to citizens
Deacon Okezi Odigala , Co- Ordinator Civil Societies Forum emphasized on the need to put an end to the abandonment of government projects noting that some of such projects may not even meet specifications and standards.
He therefore called on individuals irrespective of their place of origin to come up with proven evidence indicating that such projects, was either abandon or do not meet specifications, showing video or pictorial evidence with will be linked to a website and with proven cases of investigation, the airing parties involved in the abandonment of such projects would be brought to book.
They also preferred Solutions on revamping the Nigeria Refineries, and the need to allow local production as against the importation of crude while they also stressed the need for a stable electricity due to its positive impact at turning around the economy.
They appealed to government at all levels to desist from freebies in the guise of providing palliative to Nigerian instead such monies should be used to enhance critical sectors like health care delivery, electricity supply, while stressing that the fund saved as a result of subsidy removal should be reinvested to benefits the suffering masses.
They called for salary increments and the total stoppage of gas fleering and suggested that gas fleering should converted into economic advantage for use by Nigerians.
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