A nation free from bullets but not from hunger, disease, joblessness, squalor, or illiteracy is not secure. It is merely quiet.
— Femi Falana Jr.
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There is also a sociological dimension to this national shame of episodic loss lives in stampedes triggered by mass hunger in the land.
The Federal Government will have to employ diplomatic action, but beyond that, it should also adopt economic measures against South African companies operating in Nigeria.
He criticized the non-justiciability of socio-economic rights under Chapter II of the Constitution, describing it as a “two-tier constitution” that denies the poor enforceable welfare guarantees. This, he warned, fuels inequality, grievance, and insecurity.
The rights activist condemned the inability of Nigeria’s security architecture to curb kidnappings, banditry, and extrajudicial killings, urging governments to invest security votes in modern equipment rather than wasteful spending.
International diplomacy is about reciprocity. If they chase out Nigerians and destroy their businesses, Nigeria has a duty to act. South African companies here should be sanctioned where there are alternatives.
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