The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Kwara State, Anselm Lawani, has tasked Nigerian leaders on the delivery of desired dividends of democracy to the people.
The Bishop, who spoke at a news conference to mark the 2024 Democracy Day, noted that Nigerians were groaning under high inflation and hike in the cost of living.
Lawani noted that the greater percentage of the populace was living below poverty line in the midst of abundance of human and natural resources.
He noted that, “when a nation’s resources are well managed, the people skillfully governed, the citizens are better off, in terms of their social wellbeing which is a major concern why this Democracy Day press conference is considered imperative.”
On the minimum wage issue, the Bishop appealed to federal government to pay Nigerian workers an acceptable living wage and to equally introduce tax holiday and zero tariff regimes or provide financial support for the entrepreneurs to grow sustainable productivity in the country.
On insecurity, the cleric maintained that more needed to be done in intelligence gathering and surveillance in order to overcome the challenge.
