Bisi Akande: Nigerian politicians are sitting on a time bomb
Bisi Akande, former interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said the monetisation of politics is a time bomb that “will soon kill Nigerian politicians” if it nothing is done about it.
He said that the development of Nigeria’s political system is being curtailed by the practice.
NAN reports that Akande stated this on Friday at the meeting of Osun APC Elders Forum also known as ‘Agba Osun’ in his country home, Ila.
According to Akande, monetisation of politics should be urgently curtailed because the practice has eroded the core values of politics in the country.
Akande, a former governor in the state, also urged the APC leadership to continue to uphold the politics of service to the people.
“No matter the pressure being promoted by the general outlook of corruption that forms the foundation of the problems in the country, we must not deviate from service to the people,” he was quoted as saying.
“Nigerian politicians are sitting on a time bomb with the practice and growth of monetisation of politics.
“If this is not curtailed urgently, it will soon kill Nigerian politicians and our political system.”
In a communiqué at the end of the meeting, the APC elders frowned at what they described as politics of stomach infrastructure being imported to the south-west states.
The communiqué was signed by Sola Akinwunmi, chairman of the forum.
It read: “This type of politics is alien to us and is already eroding the core value of progressive politics to almost non-existence.
“This should be discouraged as it portends serious danger to our democracy.”
According to the communique, the APC will win the July 8 bye-election in the state.
The forum also called on every elected and appointed political office holders to make sure that they deliver their various constituencies.
It urged all members of the APC habouring grievances to eschew bitterness and work for the success of the party in the election.
That is fact . also Nigeria should considered restructuring. The present sturture of nigeria is a not helping development of the country. The northern has more States than other regions in nigeria.
The restructuring program should be started where each State will have to contribute to the center as per an agreed formula.
Any State that finds herself not viable should talk with willing states in an effort to form a viable joint (amalgamated) state.
If you call your state a state and you cannot provide for the people of the state, that is not a state.
Let all of us think properly and do the right thing. Do not postpone the evil day. If the right thing is done, there will be no agitation of any type.
Those who agitated for none viable states and got those states created can now see the effect.
None viable states should combine to form viable states. The ruler of a state who cannot make his state viable should resign for whoever has a better idea.
Going to Abuja for handouts must STOP. We should, instead start contributing for the government in Abuja from viable states.