Former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida yesterday expressed concern over the state of the nation.
He said he was concerned over the biting fuel scarcity and epileptic power supply.
Babangida spoke when he and former military Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar visited outgoing Niger State Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu at his home in Minna.
“I am as concern as you are. I urged Nigerians to support the incoming government on whatever measure it takes to provide solution. Government is doing all it can to make sure the problem comes to an end. We should endeavour to support them during this period,” he said.
On why the problem was coming at this time of transition, Babangida said the problem was peculiar to developing countries, adding: “It is the duty of the government to find solutions”.
“Every developing country has one problem or the other. There have to be a government to solve the problem and the government is on ground,” he added.
Gen. Abubakar appealed to the citizens to sustain the peace being enjoyed in the country, urging the outgoing governor to assist the incoming government with his wealth of experience.
Aliyu lauded the two elder statesmen for their support throughout his stewardship.
He advised the incoming government not to relent in sustaining the level of security attained in the state, particularly with the menace of kidnapping affecting the state.
Aliyu debunked claims that the outgoing administration at the Federal level was responsible for the continued power outages and fuel scarcity in the country, insisting that “nobody can be heartless to arrange such thing”.
He attributed the fuel scarcity to exchange rate, saying: “When the agreement between the marketers and the government was signed, a dollar was captured at N150. But now, the exchange rate was around N200”.
On power, he said there was water shortage in the hydroelectric dams, forcing drop in electricity generation.
“Nobody can sit down to create this type of problem unnecessarily; nobody can arrange such a thing. It will soon come to an end. The problem is not deliberate.”
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