…Says 2023 will be worse
His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II, has expressed his angst at the current situation Nigeria has found itself, insisting that the country is in a deeper hole and a bigger mess now than it was in 2015.
The Khalifa of the Tijjaniyyah Sufi Order of Nigeria also warned that 2023 will be worse, compared to what we had in 2015.
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), also berated the current administration, saying that despite the current mess, the present leadership expects to be rewarded with appreciation after leaving office.
He spoke at the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation, (AAF)s, Leadership Colloquium and Awards, Chapter 7, themed: “Are Good Leaders Scarce in Nigeria? yesterday.
The Akinjide Adeosun Foundation is a non-profit organisation focused on charity in the spheres of free, qualitative education and free, qualitative medical outreach. The event was its seventh, which also marked the birthday of its founder, Akinjide Adeosun, husband of Olubamiwo Adeosun, Secretary to the Oyo State Government.
Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the event in Lagos, both physical and virtual, Sanusi lamented that the levels of poverty, levels of insecurity, the rate of inflation, the unstable exchange rate, the lack of power should worry anybody.
Sanusi hinged the challenge on the lack of vision of some of the countrys leaders. He told his audience that the vision of General Yakubu Gowon cascaded down, and used his days at Kings College and the type of bonding that existed between and among students of different tribes and religions as an example of a vision for unity, and wondered why the framework and mindset of unity remain missing in the country.
In a veiled reference to the raging controversy over a Muslim/Muslim ticket, the monarch said: We are going into an election; however, what are Nigerians talking about? North and South, Muslim and Christian? “Is that really what we are concerned about? Does it matter if you have a government made up of 100% incompetent Muslims or 100% incompetent Christians? Will that government work?” he queried.
How many people can go to a political party and bring out tens of millions of dollars to pay delegates? Where are you going to get the money and when you get the money, assuming you raise it from people, how are you going to look at the people when you are in office and do the right thing? Youre already finished; youve already sold your conscience to get there. Or when a nation is ready to sell itself; when the poor people on the streets are ready to be given N5, 000, N2, 000; and cast a vote for N2, 000 today and give up education, give up healthcare and give up security for the next four years?
Then, maybe we understand what Chief (Obafemi) Awolowo meant when he said a nation gets the leadership it deserves. We, as Nigerians, need to ask these questions”, he stated.
