A founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has referred to as on President Bola Tinubu to muster the political will to undertake Amilcar Cabral’s ageless maxim of committing class suicide in an effort to rework Nigeria towards sustainable progress and improvement.
Reacting to President Tinubu’s Independence Day tackle to the nation, Okechukwu stated that Nigeria is on the edge of an period the place insurance policies that serve the general public curiosity and customary good will overcome egocentric insurance policies of planlessness and squandermania.
“My take, with due respect to our leaders, is that our earlier and present management had good intentions however lacked the political will to commit class suicide,” he acknowledged.
“For with out class suicide, how can management make the most of our plentiful human and materials assets to raise tens of millions out of poverty and successfully ignite Nigeria’s resorgimento?”
The Enugu-born politician argued that the President not solely recognized with the plight of Nigerians but additionally introduced clear options.
Justifying his place, he stated: “He provided youths a serious plank constructed on our 60% demographic data, an olive department. It’s now incumbent on our youths to correctly articulate their standpoint of their collective curiosity.
“He additionally adequately represented my age group—those that have been there at independence in 1960. Regardless of the prevailing financial hardship, starvation, poverty, and rising inequality within the land, we nonetheless have a lot to have a good time.
“I used to be 5 years outdated at independence in 1960, and when one introspectively appears to be like inward and counts our blessings—together with a united nation, burgeoning inhabitants with youth demographic benefits, extra universities, secondary and first faculties, extra hospitals, roads, rails, and so forth.—I truthfully thank Almighty God.”
On resolving the financial hardship, Okechukwu referred to as for persistence, noting the truism that Nigerians are good followers. He expressed optimism that there’s mild on the finish of the tunnel.
