Adewole Adebayo, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) within the 2023 elections, has lamented what he described as Nigeria’s “movement with out motion” greater than six many years after independence.
In a press release marking the nation’s sixty fifth anniversary, Adebayo stated Nigeria has largely been transferring in circles, with little progress to point out. He attributed the nation’s woes, together with corruption, insecurity, inflation, poverty, and pervasive crime to poor management and a failure by the elites to take accountability for governance.
“The elites have didn’t get up to the militant wing, to go and get their uniform and take over the management of the nation,” he stated, describing the acceptance of evil within the system as a lifestyle.
In keeping with Adebayo, crimes and vices are so widespread that they’ve turn out to be normalized. “I feel all of the crimes, vices, and evil that may very well be dedicated are already permitted below the system. There’s no want so that you can break it, it’s already performing,” he stated, lamenting the damaged civilian system.
Regardless of his criticisms, Adebayo expressed hope for the longer term, drawing an analogy between Nigeria’s independence in 1960 and the current day. “We began the journey in October 1960 on foot, however we didn’t stroll diligently. We had been simply joking round with it. We haven’t reached the vacation spot.
“However fortunately, the journey that began on foot now has vehicles, plane, and different means to proceed. So there’s hope on the horizon,” he stated.
Adebayo painted a stark image of systemic decay, citing examples of people occupying positions of affect with out fulfilling their tasks.
“In Nigeria, you could be a pastor, a bishop, or a common overseer with out being a Christian. You could be a chief imam with out being a Muslim; you might be simply holding the place as a result of society permits it.
“In the identical vein, you could be a professor with out being an instructional, a senior advocate or a choose with out figuring out justice or paying your staff, and but mete out justice for the nation. You’ll be able to have senior cops who steal and nothing occurs,” he lamented.
He concluded that the nation’s challenges are rooted in poor management and a society that condones mediocrity at each stage of governance.
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