APC Group Urges Buhari to Introduce Birth Control Policy - Aeronews247

Gboyega Akinsanmiâ The All Progressives Congress Volunteers Group at the weekend described the rate at which the country’s population is grow as alarming, thereby asking President Muhammadu Buhari “to come up with a policy statement or even a law to control birth.”

The group added that the fight against unemployment in the country would not yield much-desired outcome without looking critically at the power sector, noting that stable power supply would reduce unemployment rate by 20 per cent.

The group’s National Coordinator, Mr. Olusegun Bamgbose, sought the introduction of birth control policy in the country at a news conference on Saturday at Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, saying it was high time the federal government did not something about its population.

At the conference, the national coordinator tasked the Buhari administration “to come up with a policy statement or even a law to control birth. We cannot afford to leave the population growth uncontrolled.

“Our attempts to find lasting solution to the problem of unemployment may be a mirage without controlling our population growth. In a situation where our resources are depleting, we cannot afford not to check the population growth.

“The government must look into the issue of controlling birth as a matter of urgency. We are optimistic that the Buhari administration will make the difference, but something must be done about our population growth.”

Bamgbose also urged the Buhari administration “to fine-tune ways to make power stable,” noting that power stability “attract foreign investment, thereby minimizing the rate of unemployment in the country.”

Aside, Bamgbose commended Buhari’s effort on anti-corruption war and anti-terror campaign, noting that there “cannot be any meaningful development in an atmosphere of corruption. Buhari is taking his time to lay a solid foundation for better and secure future of Nigeria and her citizens.

“We equally appreciate his determination to make Boko Haram history in Nigeria. Foreign investment will be non-existent where there is no guarantee for security of lives and property. We want to give him pass mark for his performance. His emergence is a blessing to Nigeria,” he remarked.

The national coordinator said the group had set up an Economic Team with a mandate to produce a blue-print on how best to tackle the challenge of unemployment in the country.

He said the 17-man team, which would be chaired by an economist, Mr. Tope Fasua, was expected to submit its report team three months after the inauguration of the committee consisting members of the group in the country and outside.