Make It Make Sense -By Edith C. Yassin

Dear Economic Team,

Do Let Us Know With Data, The Gains Of The 16 Month Border Closure. Food Inflation Is 18%, Insecurity Increased.

You Are Now Messing With Telcos, The Most Stable Sector Of The Economy.
This Trial And Error Within A Covid19 2020 Could End In Premium Tears.

Seme Border Closure

What Have You Done With The Data From BVN, Voter Card Registration, Driver’s License, International Passport, Etal?
When Can We Have A Central Data Base That Captures All This Information?

Instead Of Once Again Coercing And Stampeding Citizens Into Queues In A Covid19 Resurgence, At A Crucial Holiday Season, Why Not Convince Those Who Already Have NIN To Upload Via Secure Online Portals As A Test Run?
What Good Are Deadlines Where The National Identity Management Commission(NIMC) Was Unable To Register All Of This Year’s Intending JAMB Students?

Unless There Is An Unknown(Sinister?) Reason, This Unusual Rush Is Not Necessary. This Should Be A Long Term Plan, With Milestones And Reviews, Using The Best Tech Savvy Hands. Data Security And Identity Theft Is Also On A Whole Other Level. What Are The Safeguards In Place?

Journalists On Financial/Economic Beats Must Pursue The Pros/Cons Of The Aforementioned Border Closure Going Forward. Life And Death Policies Must Be Properly Thought Through And Articulated.
As Signatory To Several International Trade Protocols, What Is Nigeria’s Current Status In The Eyes Of Her Counterparts?
If It Comes To Light That The Negatives Of The Border Closure Outweigh The Positives And Therefore Adjudged A Failure, Will There Be Consequences For The Decision Makers?

All These Adhoc Policy Turns And Somersaults Affect Majority Of Citizens Without Recourse To Political Affiliation, Religion Or Ethnicity. Nigeria Needs A Concrete Economic Policy That Is Transparent And Easy To Key Into, We Are So Far Behind In The Current Industrial Cycle, Time Wasting Is Tantamount To Self Annihilation.
The Urgency To Do Better Seems To Be Lost On You, The Economic Team.
Help The Citizens Understand Your Strategy.

PS – An Aside.

Why Is The Peace Corps Issue Back In The News? I Thought The 8th Assembly Declared It Illegal? How Many Uniform Wearing Institutions Do We Need In Nigeria? How Are They Different From Civil Defense, Who By The Way, Are Now Bearing Arms?

Thank You For Your Kind Attention
Sincerely,
Confused/Affected Citizen.