Former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Occasion (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has stated that each one arms have to be on deck to kick in opposition to episodic governance in Nigeria.
Adebayo stated there is no such thing as a reverse gear within the automobile of nationhood.
He made the assertion on Tuesday throughout a go to to the Arewa Consultative Discussion board (ACF) headquarters in Abuja, the place he was obtained by the discussion board’s board of trustees chairman, Bashir Dalhatu.
Talking through the go to, Adebayo stated the discussion board and its sister organizations, such because the Northern Elders Discussion board remained important to Nigeria’s stability and should play a stronger function in nationwide integration, particularly as political establishments proceed to falter.
“Northern Nigeria is the crown jewel of the Nigerian state. The journey to nationhood began in 1914, and there’s no excuse for pretending that there’s a U-turn wherever. Nigeria is sort of a prepare; it has no reverse gear,” Adebayo stated.
He lamented what he described as “episodic governance” within the nation, the place growth plans are deserted by successive governments, and stated Nigeria’s management should return to nationwide planning fashions that target unity, accountability, and repair supply.
“Even one thing as elementary as Nigeria’s sovereignty is now up for debate. We don’t have a typical foundation for unity. The killings happening within the North are tragic, but they fail to unite us in condemnation,” he added.
The SDP chieftain emphasised that nationwide unity should transcend faith, ethnicity, and area, insisting that reforms ought to intention to make Nigeria work for all residents no matter background.
“Reforms are potential, however no reform can render me a non-Nigerian. We should perceive that there’s just one Nigeria, and the North is a important part,” Adebayo stated.
He additionally confused the significance of making ready a brand new technology of patriotic Nigerians to take up management roles, promising that his celebration’s politics “will depart nobody behind” and can prioritise accountability and repair supply.
In his response, ACF Chairman Bashir Dalhatu counseled Adebayo’s patriotism and fervour for nationwide unity, describing him as one of many few politicians who suppose past regional traces.
“Nigeria wants individuals who suppose in a united method. The ACF was established to guard the pursuits of the North throughout the context of a united Nigeria. We’re at the beginning Nigerians earlier than being Northerners,” Dalhatu stated.
