A group of Nigerian professionals has attributed the current economic
challenges facing the country to the inability of government at all
levels to seek professional advice from experts.
The professionals, who spoke under the aegis of the Association of
Professional Bodies of Nigeria, lamented that government had always
relied on politicians for advice.
President of the APBN, Mr. Foluso Fasoto, explained that Nigerian
would not have experienced recession if professionals had been involved
in policy making and the art of governance.
Fasoto, who spoke during the inauguration of Rivers State Chapter of
APBN in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, called on the government to partner
the body, adding that the association’s advice was capable of leading
the nation out of recession.
He said, “Government at all levels should work closely with
professionals. In the past, politics took priority over professionalism
and that is the reality we are facing.
“But if government at all levels work closely with professional
bodies and they adhere strictly to professional advice, we will soon get
out the economic problem.
“We are currently, as country, in recession and we have no
business being in recession. This is the time the government needs the
professionals most to advise it.
“Government should monitor its programmes and activities so that we
can tap into all the resources of the nation and bring Nigeria to be
among the first countries in the world.”