There are no signs yet to show that Nigeria is out of economic recession, the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has declared.
The labour union, during its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Enugu, insisted that despite the claim that Nigeria has exited economic recession, the reverse seems to be the case.
Addressing members and other guests, President-General of the Association, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama, represented by the Vice-President of ASCSN, Mr. Bola-Audu Innocent, noted that nothing appears to be moving in the right direction as all sectors of the economy are bleeding profusely.
He said: “The country is witnessing a deteriorating standard of living, lack of public goods and services, high level of corruption and rent seeking.
“As things stand today, many people cannot eat let alone being in a position to afford ordinary things that make life comfortable and worthy of living. Little wonder, Nigeria that had once been ranked as one of the happiest nations in the world now occupies the near bottom position in terms of Happiness Index. The deterioration is best exemplified by the surge in vices now recorded in the land.
“Many Nigerians, especially the youth want to get out of the country at all cost in search of the proverbial “greener pastures.” In the process, many have lost their lives in the high sea in an attempt to cross to Europe. Recently, 23 dead bodies of Nigerian women were found in a refrigerated section of a Spanish warship.