*Says Nigeria needs action, not hoped
By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, one of the registered political parties in Nigeria, has called on President Bola Tinubu to, immediately, stop the corruption of the palliative regime and make support available to the nation’s youths and women entrepreneurs, farmers and industrialists in order to power the economy and provide jobs.
The ADC made the call at a media briefing on Monday in Abuja shortly before it’s stakeholders meeting of members of National Working Committee (NWC) and Board of Trustees ( BOT) among other organs
The National Chairman of the ADC, Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu who addressed the media alongside other leaders of the party, also pointedly declared that action and not hopes is what is needed to restructure and resolve the polity, democracy and nation building enterprise.
Chief Nwosu expressly declared that the palliative system of governance is not an option as it is unhealthy and demeaning.
According to him, “A government attempting to correct a clear policy summersault with a refugee camp food sharing system is evil, sacrilegious, dehumanizing and will create ill-wind that can only result to a circus of corruption and frustration”.
He noted with sadness that almost all elected persons, both at the executive and legislative levels, are involved in the bizarre extravagance of looting.
The ADC National Chairman, in his text of speech, said, ‘Finally, we appeal to Mr President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately stop the corruption of the palliative regime and make support available to our youths and women entrepreneurs, farmers, industrialists to power the economy and provide jobs.
“Our security operatives need much needed support to wipe away banditry and restore security.
“This will give confidence to investors, foreign and local.
“For the umpteenth time, we call on our governors to stop their stranglehold of the local councils to enable development at the grassroots and community levels.
“For real development and transformation, the Local councils must be alive and well.
“As we had warned at the inception of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu presidency, the palliative system of governance is not an option as it is unhealthy and demeaning.
“A government attempting to correct a clear policy summersault with a refugee camp food sharing system is evil, sacrilegious, dehumanizing and will create ill-wind that can only result to a circus of corruption and frustration.
“We sounded this alarm, and today, the reality has dawned on the nation with almost all elected persons both at the executive and legislative levels involved in the bizarre extravagance of looting.
“In the midst of general poverty, our legislators collect billions of naira and trailer loads of rice as palliatives for their constituents, while the governors and presidency and their appointees now have huge monthly allocations from FACC for the elusive palliatives.
And yet hunger persists.
“A youthful and energetic population as ours have no business being treated as refuges, they need empowering rejuvenating system and connections with their leader and they need their government to create the enabling environment and a clear strategic roadmap for a collaborative and dynamic all-round development.
“As though the revenues from the 450% increase in the price of PMS is not enough to maintain their lavish lifestyle, reckless policy regime and mindlessness, they have put the entire country into another hiking of Tax and Electricity tariffs, and jackpots on every revenue platform to the detriment of Nigerians.
“Not the statistics nor the economics shows reasoned judgment of the conundrum we have found ourselves in.
“Action not hopes is what we need to restructure and resolve our polity, democracy and nation building enterprise.
“Concluding, we certainly need a new beginning. Pointing fingers of recrimination is not what transformational leaders do”, he said.
