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Banning commercial motorcycle , mining activities will further aggravate poverty, insecurity – ActionAid

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July 26, 2022
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Abuja – ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has cautioned the Federal Government over plan to ban commercial motorcycles and mining activities across the nation.

The organisation on Monday in a statement by its Communications Coordinator, Lola Ayanda, expressed fears that the proposed action will further aggravate poverty and insecurity in Nigeria.

According to the statement, the Federal Government’s planned nationwide ban on Okada operations as well as illegal mining activities in a bid to stem the rising insecurity across the country,
will undoubtedly further deepen the national multi-dimensional poverty index if measures are not taken to address the population involve

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami had last last week dropped the hint of a possible ban on operations of commercial motorcycles and mining sites in response to the worsening security situation in the country.

“ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) agrees that placing a ban on the use of motorcycles and mining activities may cut the supply of logistics and source of funds for the purchase of arms to the terrorists, but while this is being contemplated in the national interest to combat insecurity, there must be well thought-out alternatives to lessen the effects of the attendant loss of livelihoods on the people that will be affected.

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“Regardless of the means being considered for the proposed ban on Okada riders, artisanal and small-scale miners, it must be implemented in a way that will not further worsen the country’s dire economic situation.

“A World Bank report has already noted that the number of poor persons in Nigeria will rise to 95.1 million in 2022. The number of poor people was 89.0 million in 2020. This means that over 6.1 million more persons would have fallen into the poverty bracket between 2020 and 2022, a 6.7% increase.

“With the projected 2022 figures, the number of poor persons in Nigeria has had a four-year increase of 14.7% from the 2018/19 figure of 82.1 million to the projected 95.1 million in 2022.

“In Nigeria, the poverty rate has been aided by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the growing population, the high level of inflation, which stood at 18.6% as of June 2022 and the harsh effects of the Ukraine-Russia warfare.

” This development is coming after the Nigerian government said it lifted 10.5 million Nigerians out of poverty between 2019 and 2021.

“Though , the President has repeatedly said that the Bank of Industry has created nine (09) million jobs in the country since 2015, and different schemes to create jobs and tackle poverty in the country have been launched.

“These have failed to stem the tide of poverty in the country,” the statement said.

The Attorney -General, Abubakar Malami who spoke after a meeting of the National Security Council had argued that the number of people using “motorcycles is not up to 20 per cent of the total Nigerian population.”

However, ActionAid Nigeria, insisted that 20 per cent represented ” a significant segment of the population whose condition will be worsened because Nigeria continues to battle issues such as food inflation, rising unemployment, the rising cost of living among other economic challenges, and these issues are responsible for why more people are falling into the poverty net.

“Simply put, it means that one out of every five Nigerians will be directly affected by this ban, and this will further increase if you consider their family members, relatives and friends that may depend on them.

“AAN recommends, among other things, that Nigeria must put a robust social safety net in place to buffer the impact of the planned ban.

“In addition, the country must invest in agriculture value-chain, especially girl child education, prioritise the health and well-being of its citizenry and enhance economic opportunities while embracing technology to improve economic productivity and opportunities for the citizens.

“In essence, the government must encourage investments and job creation to engage those that will lose their livelihoods.

“AAN and other development partners are available to work with the government at all levels to create a sustainable alternative for this population.

“Nigeria may find it hard to contain crime and criminality and tackle poverty if adequate alternatives are not implemented before the planned ban.

“While it is vital for us to do everything possible to deal with threats to national security or the country’s corporate existence, we urge the Federal Government to give the options being considered human face as the well-being of Nigerians should be prioritised.

” This will help to reduce livelihood and monetary poverty that will stem from the planned ban on Okada riders and miners,” the statement said. (vitalnewsngr.com)

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