The national leadership of the Labour Party has asked President Bola Tinubu to review his economic and security teams and recruit those who can bring solutions to the prevailing challenges facing the country.
The call was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the party’s national convention which was held at Grand Season hotel, Nnewi, Anambra State on Wednesday.
The communique was signed by the party’s national chairman and secretary, Barr. Julius Abure and Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim respectively.
Abure and Ibrahim were among the nine former National Working Committee (NWC) members who retained their positions through affirmation by the delegates at the convention.
The delegates, according to the communique, reviewed the state of the nation and concluded that since after the 2023 general election, the security situation of the nation has not improved. They said there is a geometrical increase in numbers of lives lost and the economy has worsened as the standard and conditions of living of the Nigerian populace has continued to deteriorate.
“Inflation is skyrocketing, unemployment rate is high, this has led to massive hunger and poverty in the land.
“This is a result of the continuous devaluation of the currency and increase in petroleum product prices”, the LP delegates decried.
The party chieftains therefore called on Tinubu to quickly take drastic and proactive steps to save the economy from total collapse to revive the economy and put it on the path of growth and development.
“The Convention in session also advises the President to bring up proactive measures that will encourage indigenous producers so that our Gross Domestic Production can increase and dependency on foreign products should be discouraged.
“The Convention recommends that sound economic team that will take a holistic review of various economic strategies to see how it can be revamped and have citizens enjoy the Natural potentials the nation is endowed with and put the country in her rightful place among the community of nations due to its abundant natural and human resources.
“The Convention in session also noted with concern the renewed insecurity in the country especially Kaduna, Plateau, Benue, and other states.
“The Convention hereby calls on the President as the commander in chief of the armed forces to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians, which is the primary responsibility of the government.
“The Convention also calls for general restructuring of the security architecture to meet up with current security challenges facing the nation.
“The Convention advocated for decentralization of the Nigerian Police Force to pave the way for regional, state, local and community policing.”
The LP at the convention also reviewed the crises in the Middle East (i.e., Gaza) and called for an immediate ceasefire and also advises the world powers to proffer an immediate solution to halt the continuous killings of women and children and the destruction of properties.
“The world powers should exercise restraints in the war between Hamas and Israel, and come to a truce to end the killings and destructions.
“The Convention calls on the United States of America and all those behind the scenes fueling the conflict to come to a truce for a peaceful Middle East”, the communique contained further.
The delegates at the convention approved the audited financial report of the party for the period 2022 to 2023 financial years.
Also, the Convention in session approved the 2024 annual budget presented.
The party also assured its members across the country of an optimistic and bright future.
They equally expressed gratitude to all forums, groups and others for the steadfast support given to the party and its candidates in the 2023 general election and the support they have continued to give the party.
“Now that elections are over, the Convention in session encourages all groups to collapse their structure at the ward, local, and National levels into the already existing structure of the party.
The convention however empowered the National Working Committee (NWC) to fill existing vacancies in the NWC and NEC.
