27th September, 2016
The Araba of Osogbo land, Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon, has advised the Federal Government to be wary of the call for it to sell the country’s assets.
Elebuibon stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday.
He was reacting to the recent call by the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote for the Federal Government to partially sell the nation’s assets and invest the proceeds into the ailing economy.
He said that selling the nation’s assets would not be in the overall interest of future generations.
“We need to take a critical look at this aspect of selling (the national) assets.
“As an individual, you would not like your children to sell your property even after your death.
“And if it became important to do so, I think care needs to be taken; it is not an easy task to sell your property.
“What do you want to leave at the end for (the) generations unborn?”