Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, has assured Nigerians of the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to revive the economy and address the insecurity in the country.
Senator Barau spoke when he hosted the leadership of the Kano State chapters of the Supreme Council for Shari’a in Nigeria (SCSN) and Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’iqamatus Sunah (JIBWIS) separately at the National Assembly.
The Muslim leaders had expressed concerns over the country’s economy and security challenges.
He said: ‘’President Tinubu is committed and working hard to address the insecurity in the country.
“He (Tinubu) has been on the issue since he assumed office. He is also focused on the revival of the economy to create employment opportunities for our youths. If people get employed, the security situation will improve.
‘’The global system of employment has changed. We have passed the level where the government alone will provide employment.
“This is why the government is working hard to provide infrastructure for businesses to thrive so that the private sector can flourish and provide employment opportunities for the citizens.’’
Barau, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Ismail Mudashir, described the clerics as the backbone of the society.
He also commended them for always drawing the attention of the government to issues in the country.
The Kano State Chairman of JIBWIS, Professor Abdullahi Sale-Pakistan, urged the Federal Government to address what he called ‘’growing hardship in the country”.
He appealed to the government to intensify efforts at reviving the economy and providing employment in the country.
During their visit, the members of SCSN, led by the Vice-President, Dr Bashir Aliyu Umar, said the removal of fuel subsidy had “ballooned the poverty in the country”.
They appealed to the government to come up with ‘’a genuine means to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal”.
