Soyinka asks federal government to save Nigeria's economy

Professor Wole Soyinka on Thursday, during a visit to the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed in Abuja asked the Federal Government to organize emergency economic conference to save the nation from the current economic challenges.

According to the Prof, “The economic condition of the nation does not deteriorate overnight, something came before that deterioration. A certain prolonged and unchecked process of attrition which was neglected in the past is now knocking on the door.”

Soyinka noted that Nigeria’s current economic challenge was as a result of bad leadership over the years, stressing the need for an emergency economic conference where experts would brainstorm for solutions.

“The consequences of past misgovernance in other words, is what we are undergoing right now, but at the same time, we must rely on our objective economic exploits to tell the government when it is going wrong. When it is taking certain measures which might just compound the problem and in the end make the people the ultimate victims.I agree with those who say the economy is bad (it is obvious) and I think that the President should call an emergency economic conference in which experts will be invited (such as) consumers, producers, labour union, university experts, professors and others. I think we need a rescue operation, bringing as many heads together and plotting the way forward,” he said.

Soyinka enjoined Nigerians to be patient with the current administration especially on the fight against corruption.