As insecurity, corruption threaten Nigeria under a general’s watch The Punch
Published 18 July 2021
ADELANI ADEPEGBA X-rays the insecurity bedevilling the country under the watch of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)
When Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) promised during the 2014 election campaign that he would bring his experience to bear and defeat Boko Haram within months of assuming the leadership of the country, not a few Nigerians saw him as the solution to the nation’s woes.
The ship of state was almost capsizing as it struggled to survive the waves of attack by the Boko Haram insurgents.
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Driven by unresolved statehood issues, poverty, youth population explosion, environmental triggers, non-functional education and clueless leadership, the nation’s security crises is spiralling out of control, writes Louis Achi
The late scholar and economist, Dr. Pius Okigbo, once noted that what was unfolding in the nation’s socio-political arena was comparable to an Athenian tragedy but lacking the majesty of a Greek drama. A verdict delivered many years ago, Okigbo’s insight, strangely relevant, simply distils the damming failure of the ruling political elite.
Being Africa’s demographic and natural resources centre of gravity, much of the world believe Nigeria ought to lead the journey of transformative change on the continent and provide the leadership to raise Africa to her next level. But, then, charity must begin at home.