Neither the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) nor the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is capable of returning Nigeria to the path of progress, an elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said.
Speaking against the background of problems plaguing the country, he said the country has become a cesspool of corruption occasioned by politicians in collaboration with bad elements in the civil service.
The Second Republic adviser to the late President Shehu Shagari noted that the experience Nigerians had been going through in the last few years had shown that both APC and PDP lacked the capacity to deliver the goods because they are peopled by the same set of people and making a mockery of the battle against corruption, insecurity and unemployment in the country.
He recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari rode to power in 2015 on the tripod of fighting corruption, securing the country and creating employment, with those issues still staring Nigerians in the face.
According to him, the level of corruption has worsened in the country, especially among high-profile politicians who could not account for their stupendous wealth.
He said the movement of politicians from one party to the other amply demonstrated the kind of characters currently occupying the nation’s political space and the resultant negative consequences.
