First, the Federal Government must listen to public opinion on what it should do with the recovered stolen money. Based on the recommendations and suggestions
people make, they should prayerfully seek God’s will on what it should be used for.
Personally, I think the money should be used to improve the welfare of the masses. It should be used to provide the basic necessities of life for the ordinary
people. Part of it should go into infrastructure development. But if you consider our state of economy, you would agree that agriculture is vital to economic
diversification.
Infrastructure such as roads, schools and bridges are important but quite expensive. But if we focus on agriculture and allied industries, the economy
would grow fast and we would be able to spend much on infrastructure in future. You cannot build infrastructure without making an adequate provision for
maintenance. We may not be able to afford that now. So, we need to get our priorities right. Now that we are talking of diversification, we must focus
our attention on agriculture.
Some of the money should go into transport. We need to have rail lines connecting the major cities across the country. That would help people to transport
goods and move around with ease. The country’s rail system was destroyed by haulage operators in the most unethical way. We should begin to seriously pay
attention to that area.
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