As Nigeria celebrates its 65th Independence Anniversary today, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has offered hope that the country could still rise from the ashes of failed governance.
Atiku, in his Independence message posted on his X handle on Wednesday, noted that at 65, Nigeria remains a giant moving painfully slow on feet of clay, which he said was a direct result of decades of poor leadership and wasteful governance.
While stating that the beauty of democracy lies in the power of the ballot, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, said that Nigerians have the chance to sweep away a nonperforming government at the next polls.
His message read thus: “It is tragic that in a country blessed with immense human and material resources, millions of our people have been reduced to refugees and beggars in their fatherland.
“Every responsible government holds the welfare and security of its citizens as supreme. But what we have today is an administration that has abandoned its people.
“Hunger is killing Nigerians, bandits are massacring communities, yet President Tinubu and his cabinet stand by, unmoved and uncaring.
“The beauty of democracy lies in the power of the ballot. Oppressed and battered as our people may feel today, they will have the chance to sweep away this inept government at the next polls. That is the power no cabal can take away from the people.
“At 65, Nigeria remains a giant moving painfully slow on feet of clay, a direct result of decades of poor leadership and wasteful governance. Nonetheless, with the right leadership, our dear country can still rise from the ashes of failed governance to reclaim its rightful place among the comity of nations.
“I wish all Nigerians a happy 65th Independence Day anniversary celebration.”
