Roundtable On National Issues Participants Canvass For Increased Productivity As Panacea To Nation’s Problems

Participants at a Roundtable on National issues have expressed optimism that the current state of the nation can be improved if forward looking leaderships are in place in the three tiers of government and citizens collectively do the right things.

Among the issues canvassed include that “increased productivity, change in consumption pattern of Nigerians and improvement in national security will create an enabling environment for a reversal of the current state of the nation.”

The Roundtable on national issues held at the Nigerian Army Resource Center, Thursday, as the maiden edition was at the instance of Development Specs Academy (DSA). It was designed to lead informed commentary on national issues.

Some of the issues deliberated on ranged from the state of the nation, Presidential Aspirants, the national youth crisis, national productivity as stimulus for national currency, and so on.

The participants were also of the opinion that productivity is the major driver of national currency.

They maintained that “Only economy-reflating activities in addition to consuming what we produce and producing what we consume, offers the nation the prospect of bringing up the value of the National Currency and keeping it up.”

On participation in governance, they encouraged citizens to make effective use of “non-violent expression of interests” particularly the youth on national issues.

They urged the youths to “make informed non-violent interventions in the polity with clear goals of development and sustainable social order.”

According to the participants, Nigerians should take advantage of the fact that information can easily be verified to investigate the source of any news item, and should therefore be cautious with particular reference to recorded audio messages, distorted video clips and instigated fake news.

Further, they called for active participation but informed and conflict-sensitive commentary on national issues via social media platforms

The participants encouraged the government to be proactive in tackling the security challenges especially ensure the release of all those kidnapped on the March 24th train bombings in particular and others in captivity across Nigeria.

They concluded with a call on the government to be serious in the area of public perception management, crisis and strategic communication and be more proactive in the information dissemination by carrying Nigerians along.