The Grand
Administrator and Director, Supreme Board, The Rosicrucian Order (AMORC),
Dr Kenneth Idiodi, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to
consult with experts,
irrespective of their
political leaning, to fix Nigeria’s economy which he said is now in a mess.
Idiodi, made the call
in Lagos at the occasion to kick start the 2016 public symposium titled ‘The
emerging new world civilization: What Role For Nigeria’ organized by the Lagos
Zone of the order.
According to him,
recession is a global headache and not experienced only in Nigeria but all
countries of the world and humanity as a whole.
He said the occurrence
is in line with the law of cycle, which is the law of functionality which no
iota of word can alter.
According to him, at a
time Nigeria had a booming economy but failed to save for a time like this and
“we wasted the opportunity to have saved the country from what is being
experienced today although this is not to say it is irredeemable”.
He advised that the
president consults with economists “because there is no reason that our
country, which is highly endowed with human and natural resources, could afford
to fail”.
“If our professionals
can excel in other countries of the world and we fail here then we should know
that we are the cause of our problem”, he said.
Idiodi opined that
“our people can reverse this if we have a sense of responsibility and
commitment” but added that “Nigerians are not serious; what worked against us
is irresponsibility. We must learn to accept responsibility for what happened
to us, our problems are self-imposed”.
“The President should
get the technocrats to fix our economy, it doesn’t matter where the person is
coming from”, he stated.
He advised Nigerians
to learn to accept responsibility to what happened to them rather than
apportioning blames because “we had every opportunity to make the country great
when the economy was booming but we wasted it”.
The Grand Master also
cautioned against the privatization of the aviation sector due to security
challenges in the country but was in full support of the privatization of the
energy sector, which he said has long been overdue.
The privatization of
the energy sector, he said, would encourage competition while other areas like
gas, which has been ignored, will be fully explored.
“The price of fuel
will be reduced and other gains derivable from gas will be elaborately
achievable”, he argued.
Commenting on the
symposium, he said the event was aimed at bringing to fore the ideals and
purpose of AMORC.
“This event seeks to
set an agenda not only to project a possible future direction for humanity but
also assist to prepare our minds and shape our decisions and actions for the
future bears in its womb.
“It has been said that
the best way to predict the future is to create it and so, we must become
reflective of where we humans are coming from and to whence we are going”.
Idiodi in his welcome
address opined that “the country should move away from saying that Nigeria is
the giant of Africa to the next level, … which is that of playing the
leadership role in Africa by attaining such a status at the political and
socio- economic levels, bearing in mind that playing politics to become a
leader at the local, state or national levels is not a ‘do or die’ affair.
“What does it matter
if Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy or second or third in the continent if
the average citizen cannot afford food or decent shelter, not to talk of being
able to pay children’s school fees?
“Government at all
tiers along with civil society and good citizens must act to discourage the
type of mentality that leads to vandalism, militancy, terrorism and all forms
of barbaric acts. We must move forward as a nation.
“Nigeria must apply
best international standards and practices in all its operations so as not to
be left behind in current global developments. Every citizen of Nigeria should
consider himself also as a citizen of the world. We have much to offer and must
play our role in shaping the emerging civilization for the good humankind.
“Nigeria has so far
done fairly well in providing mundane education to its teeming population.
However, the country is yet to attain a high level of balanced development
which would qualify it for the orbit of civilized nations. We must work harder”
he explained.
Source: The Union newspaper
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