Say FG has robbed Nigerians of rights to dignity
The Osun Civil Societies Coalition (OCSC), an umbrella body of civil societies groups in Osun State, yesterday, lambasted the Federal Government for the worsening economic situation of the country, which it said, was depriving Nigerians of their rights to dignity.

It said that the Federal Government deliberately launched an attack on the dignity of Nigerians by subjecting them to hardship through the fuel subsidy removal and devaluation of the naira.

A statement signed by its Chairman, Waheed Lawal, to mark this year’s World Human Rights Day, reads in part: “The Federal Government has unleashed attacks on the rights of Nigerians to dignity through fuel subsidy removal, devaluation of the naira and the worsening economy.

“Right to dignity is a fundamental human right, but the government is robbing Nigerians of their various rights to dignity with high cost of living brought about by the unchecked hyper-inflation.

“The effects of the inflation scourge are more evident on the poorest of the poor people of the country where malnutrition and hunger rates are surging daily as millions of children roam the streets in search of food.

“Nigerians have been struggling to survive, and it is worrisome that the political leaders and government functionaries are not ready to cut the cost of governance and share in the pain.

“The worsening cost-of-living crisis is causing a decline in living standards.”

“As a constitutional matter, the Federal Government should genuinely address all the issues affecting the social well-being of Nigerians. As it stands today, the government is failing in its constitutional duty of ensuring security and social well-being of the citizens.

“The current economic realities have sparked more calls for the government to ease the nation’s cost-of-living crisis and put the brakes on rising prices of goods and commodities by cutting down on the cost of governance.”