JAPA SYNDROME” NEEDS URGENT GOVERNMENT’S INTERVENTION - DEBO ADENIRAN

 “JAPA SYNDROME” NEEDS URGENT GOVERNMENT’S INTERVENTION - DEBO ADENIRAN

         President of the Committee For the Defense of Human Rights (CDHR ) and Chairman Centre for Anti - Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) Mr Debo Adeniran briefed the media on the state of the nation concerning various socio economic issues such as insecurity, economic hardship, education sector healthcare , environmental challenges, corruption , increase in tariffs, freedom of expression and media, new tax reform , political scene, avi

ation sector challenges.

    During the briefing he called the attention of Federal government to education and health sectors that has been in a poor state of underfunding and poor management.He said that despite periodical strikes by doctors and lecturers the sectors has remained unattended to.

          He said that urgent attention is required to improve funding , infrastructures and working conditions to ensure access to quality healthcare and education for all Nigerians.

       Chairman of CACOL quoted the Medical and Consultants Association of Nigeria (MD CAN) that “

Only 6000 consultants were left in the country as of February 2023” because most health practitioner had adopted the “japa syndrome “ leading to brain drain in these two sectors.

       He further laid emphasis on corruption which has been a cankerworm of the present day governance .He made reference to the survey made by Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) which indicated that between 2022 and 2023 the level of corruption was approximately 42%.

         Mr Debo Adeniran emphasized the urgent need for continuous reforms and strengthening of institutions to effectively combat corruption and foster sustainable development in the country.

          He commended Federal Government on infrastructural development , economic diversification efforts including security gains in certain areas.

          He urged Federal government to adopt a holistic approach to security which involves community participation and intelligence -driven operations .

          The Chairman also mentioned prioritization of healthcare and education by increasing budgetary allocation s and addressing systemic inefficiencies .

 In addition, he made reasonable recommendations to the Federal government on how to mitigate the impact of “ japa syndrome,” by highlighting improvement on working conditions, career growth and development, incentives for returning professional s, policy reforms.

      He disagreed with the proposed Nigeria Labour Congress’ (NLC) strike against the hike in telecommunications saying that the protest would have been done when fuel subsidy was removed and electricity tariffs were increased which had adverse effects on individuals and businesses

          He urged all Nigerians to play their part in nation building by holding the leaders accountable and engaging them in constructive dialogue.