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Backstage 13 October, 2008
October 06, 2008 11:38, 260 views
From Sokoto to Port Harcourt, if you sample the opinion of Nigerians on the state of their nation, the preponderance of opinion would most likely be that the nation is not headed in the right direction. There is so much hunger and anger in the land and Nigerians, who saw in President Umar Yar’Adua a breath of fresh air, are becoming frustrated by his administration’s excruciatingly slow response to the nation’s problems.
Among Nigerians, hope is ebbing, not just in their leaders, but in their nation as well. In place of dynamism, the current crop of Nigerian leaders are offering lethargy.
To say Nigerians want a total turnaround in every aspect of their lives is stating the obvious. Given that the country has continued to play footsie with disaster, this is understandable.
The diagnosis is dire: Nigeria currently manifests symptoms of paralysis, with the energy crisis forcing companies to close shop, pushing more Nigerians into the unemployment market and an uncertain future. Yet top officials in the Yar’Adua administration keep telling Nigerians that the squalid power supply situation will subsist until, at least, 2014!
Everyone agrees that there is need for a change, as Nigerians have never had it so bad. Even 79-year-old Maitama Sule, the orator who was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, wants revolutionary change. The old politician captures the frustrations of Nigerians in his thought-provoking interview with our Kano Correspondent, MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH.
We also serve an update on the feud between Ogun State governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, who wants to continue to call the shots in his home state even outside of power. Have a lovely week!
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