COMMENT Policies making and common man

By Ikpang Sunday

The situation of the issue of societal interest, I will say is at stake when it comes to policies making and the common man in Nigeria. The government of this country in as much as is trying to alleviate and appropriate the beneficial magnitude of the populace share of the national cake or resources; should have it at the back of its mind that the common man feels the heat of every single policy being execute. As a concern citizen of this country and a proud Nigerian youth, I will tell you that the situation of all the policies being made concerning any issue in this country, is misappropriate, disarray and lack coordination.

Most times we all know that people at the grass root suffered despicable and undisputable, inhuman suffering that cannot be fathomed when wrong policies are made. Let’s look at the concurrent events which have and still dissolving, the enthusiasm, the charismas of every individual and also slowing down so many businesses and human activities; that’s necessary to human existence.

I am writing from the grassroots and I will say it the way, it is from the bottom, because, I belong to this category, a lot of people at the grassroots are really passing through rigorous experiences as regard to the policies made with the notion of trying to comb down hardship and unbearable situations of the citizens of this country by regulating the flow of money.

I had reard through many articles posted on the internet from various websites, belonging to difference news agencies and information agency (press and media) and trace the jargons being express by our leaders or better still politicians. Before the election of march 11th a lot of rumors of threats, malicious set up, hate speeches, kidnapping and demanding for ransom, killing or assassinations, sabotaging in order to jeopardize the election permeated the internet, news papers and magazine like whirl fire. And these were traceable to the fact that some politician and party agents want to do everything possible to deliver for their party. And we all behave as if it is a normal thing; after all we are use to these menaces.

We forget that these disgusting things are already demolishing and obstructing the status quo and structure of our beloved country. Some weeks ago after the election of March 11th 2023, some so call honourable politicians who are governors of three northern states on the platform of All Progressive Congress, APC; Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Yaya Bello of Kogi State and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, which later were joined by Ondo, Kano, Ekiti and River State governors; they came up to sue the federal government to the supreme court as regarding the redesigning of currency and circulation of both old and new notes and the hardship it had brought on the masses.

These states governors were bold enough to go to court against the central bank of Nigeria, CBN and against the federal government FG (which was bravely, I comment that) on the issue of old and new naira notes problems. And apologies were tender inconsequentially by the federal government to the barricade of lack of money circulations; this is happening as a result of waylaying some conspirators who were planning to sabotage or rigging the elections. And that the president of this country was cleverly deceived to succumb to this inhuman suggestions and maltreatment.

Putting every citizens of this country, into an untold hardship; even though he had apology on the state of the nation. If they should be such decision which I believe was however beneficial to the nation; proper modality should have been put in place so as to reduce the advent events of this selfish-looking-ambitious decisions carried out by some individuals with some myopic interest; which cannot be quantified with the interest of the citizens and values of this country.

I want to say that what we are experiencing in this country is too shameful, undeserving, outrageous and very callous. Our leaders seem to allow a lot of unscrupulous ideas and decision to parade confidently to the detriment of the common man. I want to also bring to the notice of his Excellency and the entire world, that, any policy made in this country had a lot of effects on the masses more than the policy makers. Most especially the negative traumatizing policies. What is a policy? A policy is a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual. It is a deliberate system of guideline to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome. I underline rational intentionally, because, I want us to know that policies when making it or should be made, should have a rational outcome. And synonyms to rational are; wise, judicious, common sense, well advised, well grounded and sound etc.

So, any policy or policies made that is not sound, without commonsense, not well grounded, not well advised or lack wise back ground should not be introduce, because, the advent events of such policies is catastrophically intrigue and the common man suffered the consequence severely. This money policy is causing havoc untold hardship everywhere here in Ogoja where I lived it is awful, and, posterity will be told the scorching experience this have done on Nigerians; even if we are trying to safeguard our economic and security incapacitations.

It had come to a point that Nigerian now buy their own currency in order to make ends meet. Thirty percent is charge on any money transactions made from the point on sales service popularly called P.O.S. and the queue in bank is a lifelong experience where it is either you are told by the bank to make a maximum withdrawal of five thousand naira and a minimum withdrawal of two thousand.