The present political nay economic situation in the country
has left so many distraught and disconsolate over the future of Nigeria.
Scores of Nigerians, especially the electorate are now
reeling over unfulfilled campaign promises and dashed dreams especially with
the “change” Nigerians are currently facing at the moment.
Considering the unpredictable and unreliable nature of
past administrations, lawyer,
entrepreneur, social activist, public speaker, founder and President of Chocolate City Entertainment Group, Audu Maikori, in an open letter, has weighed
in on the bundle of controversy called “Nigeria”, saying we must scrutinize
aspiring leaders in the next elections scheduled for 2019.
Read his thoughts below;
“Our next leaders cannot have jumped ship back and forth
political parties and yet Be effective as our true representatives - as they
will Keep shifting positions about key issues as they had also disloyally
changed political parties at a whim. "Action speaks louder than campaign
promises"
“Our next leaders cannot be qualified for an appointment
because they are relatives , friends or former SA's to the person in power-
because 9 times out of 10 they never achieve anything as they are only yes men
to the incumbents that brought them there.
“Our next leaders must prove that they walk the walk and
we must scrutinize them thoroughly, because of our failure to do this in the
past led us through an unnecessary wilderness journey. This includes senators,
Governors, etc A country that was hailed as the fastest economy less than 2
years ago is in deep recession which will last at least another 5 years according
to some renowned economists and still there seems to be no clear economic
direction.
“Nigerians are suffering, the government lacks vision and
the international community has totally lost confidence in our country and that
is why the Naira will continue to slide down to even N500:$1 if we are not
careful because ultimately the exchange rate of a country is affected by the
confidence the market has in the economic leadership and direction of a
country.
“For example, after Brexit The British pound lost
significant value for the first time in decades - why? Because there was a loss
in confidence about the future of The UK and it's leadership post Brexit. I
wish I had been wrong about PMB and I still maintain that as a man he is a
great figure and has values that I personally admire....but we should learn the
critical lessons from the past that sometimes good intentions ( like GEJ, PMB)
are simply not enough.
“The bright lights in this administration in my opinion
are Gov. Ambode, Obaino and Nasir El-Rufai and that is because they seem to
have a clear vision for their constituents and even though some have made so
very myopic political moves they are on course. So as we watch out for 2019 we
must do the right thing and scrutinize our aspiring leaders at all levels to
ensure ( as far as is possible) they have the capacity, the temperament and the
vision to lead our people to the promised land. Starting from the local
government areas to the office of the President because they hold the key to
the success or failure of a people..that's why they are so special and we must
be careful in the measures and processes by which we decide to decide.
“Finally, it's not enough to to regret or gloat about PMB
as both serve no purpose-we need to play our part to help the President (and
yes like it or not he is our President) to lead better and do our part to help
fix Nigeria ... It's only the foolish and the wicked that will be happy at
another man’s failure which conversely and directly is our collective failure.
Arise oh compatriots Nigeria's (not PMB, Not GEJ,Not APC, NoT PDP) call , obey.........
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