Nigeria Is A Nightmare – Bola Tinubu

Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu is
said to have stated that Nigeria has no cause to
celebrate its 54th year of independence as the
country has become the nightmare of its
forefathers
National leader of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Bola Tinubu has said that this year’s
Independence Day should be a time of sober
reflection and not celebration as other countries
that received independence at the same time as
Nigeria had bypassed the country.
The former Governor of Lagos State spoke his
mind about the state of the country in a
statement titled ‘A Return to Decency’, Punch
reports.
Tinubu reportedly said in the release that there’s
a need for the country to undergo a “common
sense” revolution as it had become the
nightmare of its founding fathers.
He added further that the 16 years of governance
by the Peoples Democratic Party had plunged
the country into disaster.
Tinubu said:
“The longer they rule, the less benefit the people
derive. Nigeria now needs a ‘common sense
revolution,’ a revolution that calls forth a return
to decency, probity, transparency of process and
fairness in outcome.
“Nigerians should be prepared for change. We
must rescue Nigeria from those set to cause it
irreparable harm. The change I talk about is the
only route to our deliverance from 16 years of
the PDP locusts. Nigeria is ours to keep and its
democracy is ours to save.”
“We commemorate this Independence Day
because the nation has survived despite its many
challenges. We dare not celebrate because the
nation has not flourished as it should. Fifty four
years our national trek began with hope and
promise, peace and unity.
“Today, the nation staggers beneath the weight
of trouble multiplied by hardship. Peace and
unity seem to have yielded the moment to
violence and discord. We exist as a political unit
on a map but we do not prosper as brothers and
sisters in one nation, under one flag and
pursuant to one accord.”
“Never has an elected government in Nigeria
employed religion as a tool to divide the people,
setting Nigerian brother against brother in a
manner that allows this administration to
function at the basest level of governance while
seeking to establish a political domination that
seeks no greater purpose than its self-
perpetuation.”
The former governor also accused President
Goodluck Jonathan of lacking a national
blueprint or vision.