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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria would have been much better and occupied a place of pride in the world but for its problem of self-centred leadership. Apart from being self-centred, Nigerian leaders, according to Obasanjo, also have a knowledge deficit. The former President spoke on Saturday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital during
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has expressed outrage over the loss of more than 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events in Nigeria, blaming the tragedies on “poverty-induced neoliberal economic policies” and “criminal negligence.” In a statement released on Sunday, Falana, who chairs the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond ASCAB,
Poverty, criminal negligence behind deadly stampedes across Nigeria – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has expressed outrage over the loss of more than 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events in Nigeria, blaming the tragedies on “poverty-induced neoliberal economic policies” and “criminal negligence.”
In a statement released on Sunday, Falana, who chairs the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond ASCAB, demanded justice for victims of the tragic events, saying, “These tragic events are a national shame, the victims were not just statistics but human beings driven to desperation by systemic poverty and the gross incompetence of those entrusted with their safety.”
DAILY POST recalls that on December 21, 2024, 12 people died and 32 others were injured in Okija, Anambra State, during a scramble for rice distributed by a philanthropist.
On the same day, a stampede at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, resulted in the deaths of 10 individuals, including children, as over 3,000 people jostled for palliatives.
Just two days prior, on December 19, 35 children lost their lives in a stampede at a Christmas funfair at an Islamic High School, Basorun. in Ibadan, Oyo State.
“The loss of these innocent lives is heart-wrenching,” Falana lamented.
“It underscores the indignity that poverty imposes on our people.”
Falana also criticized the elite for their treatment of the poor during such events, stating, “No member of the elite invites others to lunch by throwing the food,” and condemned what he termed “class prejudice” in the distribution of humanitarian aid.
He also announced plans to mobilize lawyers to pursue civil suits against the organizers of these events.
“We will ensure survivors and families of the deceased are adequately compensated,” Falana affirmed. “Those responsible for these avoidable tragedies must be held accountable.”
Poverty, criminal negligence behind deadly stampedes across Nigeria – Falana
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Gross Domestic Product measures the quantum of economic activities in a country, in monetary terms, over some time, usually one year. Real GDP eliminates the impact of inflation by applying a deflator to convert nominal or market GDP to the real figure. There are other ways of accounting for the volume of economic activities. Gross
An elderly man identified as Augustine has lost his life after a female neighbour allegedly struck him on the head with a stone during a quarrel in the Railway axis of Elekahia, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that Augustine, who worked in the Trans-Amadi area of the metropolis, was resting in front of
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