The umbrella body of all social workers in the country, Nigeria Association of Social Workers, NASoW, weekend called on President Muhamadu Buhari to urgently address the high cost of living and geometric inflation of prices of food items and other essential services.
This is just as the association appealed to the president to find ways of reducing the high price of energy, Premium Motor Spirit, PMS and other utilities in the country.
The association in a communiqe issued at the end of its 36th NEC/Council meeting held in Abuja and made available to journalists in Ibadan, maintained that the need to urgently address the problems was high in order to make life comfortable for the citizens of the country.
It condemned the spate of killings across the country, especially the recent killings of 43 rice farmers in Borno State.
The association in the communiqué signed by Jamilu Musa (Chairman), Musliudeen Adebayo and Rachel John called on the federal and state governments to further intensify efforts towards amelioration of poverty and unemployment among youths in Nigeria.
It lauded the National Assembly over its efforts towards the passage of the bill for the establishment of Nigeria Council for Social Work, stating that it believed that regulation of social work practice would not only improve the quality and quantity of social work service delivery but also contribute immensely towards amelioration of crises tendencies in Nigeria.
The association further called on government at all levels and the National Assembly to look into and increase budgetary allocation to social development sub-sector giving the reality on ground in the country.
