Waterways bill shows FG’s insensitivity to Nigerians plight — Afenifere
•Insists on return to federalism THE pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, yesterday, described the insistence of the Federal Government to pass the repeatedly rejected Waterways Resources Bill into law as another instance of how the government is often hell-bent on going ahead with what the majority of Nigerians frown at while neglecting the ones Nigerians yearn for. Afenifere, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jare Ajayi, faulted the latest statement by the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, who said, among other things, that the Bill provides for professional and efficient management of all surface and groundwater for the use of Nigerians. The minister described those opposed to the passage of the bill in its present form as ‘hysterical’. But taking a swipe at this position, Afenifere said: “The Minister’s assertion smacks of arrogance and disdain for the people of Nigeria and insensitivity to the things that are of immediate concern...