Quick Takes Review for July 17 to July 20, 2023
Here is the Quick Takes review for July 17 to July 20, 2023, and how our listeners contributed to the topics.
Monday 17
On Monday 17 July, 2023, we said that the A socio-political commentator, Shehu Sani, said that Nigeria cannot have food security in a situation where farmers are being slaughtered by terrorists and farming communities being forced to pay levies to Bandits. Recall that President Tinubu had earlier declared a state of emergency on food security.
However, Shehu Sani, also lamented that the declaration of emergency on food security exposed the deception about the rice pyramids and the ineffectiveness of closing Nigeria’s land borders.
And we asked what your take is on Shehu Sani’s submission?
93% agreed, while 7% disagreed.
Tuesday 18
On Tuesday 18 July, 2023, we said the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, asked the Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu to declare an annual national public holiday for traditionalists like Islam and Christianity, adding that traditionalists has been neglected for too long in the country.
Soyinka said that he and other traditionalists demands a national holiday from the state governments, local governments, and the Federal Government, while stating that they have had enough of being second-class citizens.
And we asked what your take is on Soyinka’s demand?
30% agreed, while 70% disagreed.
Previously on Quick Takes:
Quick Takes Review for July 10 to July 14, 2023
Wednesday 19
On Wednesday 19 July, 2023, we told you that famous Nigerian Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Chinenye Oluoma, advised President Bola Tinubu to discard the idea of sharing N8,000 to 12 million poor Nigerians, describing it as an immature, penny wise pound foolish economics.
According to Fr. Oluma, investing the palliative money into job-creating ventures like transportation for the masses and agriculture is the most important justification for subsidy removal, adding that sharing 8k is completely a town hall economics.
And we asked what your take is on Fr. Oluoma’s submission?
97% agreed, while 3% disagreed.
Thursday 20
On Thursday 20 July, 2023, we said the Senate reached a resolution to abolish age limitations in job advertisements.
The Senator representing Benue South, Patrick Moro, who sponsored the motion, stressed that at age 30, Nigerians can still serve in the National Youth Service Corps, describing it as ironic that some establishments consider people over 30 unemployable, adding that discrimination by age bracket has denied lots of potentials.
The Senate adopted a resolution calling on the Labour Ministry to redraft policies abolishing age limitations in job advertisements.
And we asked what your take is on the Senate’s resolution?
98% agreed, while 2% disagreed.
