In
order to improve the dire economic situation and the dwindling economy
in Nigeria, Professor Soyinka challenged the Federal Government to call
an 'emergency economic conference.'
During a visit to the office of the Minister of Information and
Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday in Abuja, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole
Soyinka, blamed the dire economic situation in Nigeria on the years of
bad governance.
In order to ameliorate this problem, Prof. Soyinka urged the Federal Government to call an 'emergency economic conference.'
''Recovery is going to take quite a while...the President
should call an emergency economic conference, with experts to be
invited. Consumers, producers, labour unions, university experts,
professors, etc.
''I think we really need an emergency economic conference, a
rescue operation bringing as many heads as possible together to plot the
way forward.''
While stressing that the government should maintain its war against
corruption, Prof. Soyinka also stressed a need to pursue the
anti-corruption campaign 'within the confines of the law.'
Lai Mohammed expressed gratitude towards Prof. Soyinka for his visit and support for the anti-graft war.
