‘Removal Of Subsidy On Petroleum Should Have Been Preceded By Subsidy On Health, Education’
Criticisms have continued to trail the policies and decisions of the Federal Government especially in the last one year in the areas of economy, education and healthcare. In this interview with AZIMAZI MOMOH JIMOH, a former member of the House of Representatives (2011- 2023), Tajudeen Yusuf, reviewed the issues emerging from the management of the nation’s economy in the last one year and submitted that governance has been characterised by lack of coordination and planning. The former chairman of the Committee on Privatisation expressed concerns about the decline in the quality of representation in the National Assembly; a development he noted has affected the quality of governance in Nigeria. Excerpts: