President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon by a Group under the aegis of Coalition for the Protection of Democracy, COPDEM, to bring into play friendly policies that will alleviate the masses from poverty and penury, rather than overburden them with unnecessary policies.
The Non-Governmental Organization said that policies that are capable of putting huge financial strain on the citizenry is what the Federal Government has been embarking on since it came into the saddle.
It however said that there was need for FG to always tailor it policies towards the betterment of the interest and welfare of citizens, describing it as a major objective of every government.
Prince Rwang Pam Jr, National Chairman of the Organization, who spoke at the National Convention of the Body held in Abuja, the nation’s Capital, maintained that governance should be about making the lives of the common man better, rather than wearing them out with levies and taxes, which according to him, have direct negative effects on the people.

He said: “For me, there is a lot of work to be done by the present government; we have heard of policies and for me to be okay with the performance of this government, the ordinary Nigerians must be able to say it, people in the street. I want to see people in them feel better.

“If you consider the level of taxes and levies that people are inflicted with almost weekly, what has the government done about it? When are they going to stop all these taxes and try to create a safety net for the masses? I feel they can do more.”

Prince Rwang further queried the rationale behind the cyber security levy that was recently placed on bank transactions, insisting that the policy was ill-timed.

“Why must you bring the tax at this time?It should be out of profit. You cannot tax anyone yet to make profit. So, all these are inflicting on the psych of the poor people. It doesn’t make sense,” he added.

He advised citizens to always hold their leaders as well as government institutions accountable, saying it would help to reduce the rate of corruption and nepotism among the political class.