been 22 years since Nigeria returned to democracy. What are your thoughts on the level of progress since then?
We had the municipal buses, which we now call the Bus Rapid Transit. But there was no okada . But when I went to places like China and Vietnam, I saw people riding bicycles and I was saying, ‘Look at these people, you are so backwards.’ But today, they are 10 times better than us, fully employed and even living better lives than we are. So, things have been bad and most of our leaders are not listening to the poor and the youths. There is mass unemployment.
We had so much hope in Goodluck Jonathan because he is from the minorities like us in Delta. He let the country down. We expected a vibrant democracy from him, but he could not deliver. That’s the shame of this country and it’s unfortunate because the system does not allow good people to reign. The presidential system we run is a very expensive type of democratic system. It’s only those who have money that can do it.
I was one of those young men who grew up thinking I would be able to salvage my country; I would be a leader, president, and everything I could in my time. But I could not, though I did one thing which I am satisfied with: I fought for democracy in this country and without me, there would have been no democracy. God gave me the oil unions, which I led for 16 years before the struggle and we forced the military out of power. But a lot of us paid the price.
Mandela and Pope John Paul came but Abacha treated them with contempt. It was an evil time but God caught up with Abacha. Abacha died and the week after his death, I was released alongside Obasanjo and some other people. From there, we had elections. Thank God Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar wasn’t greedy, he was there for only 11 months. People said he should continue but he refused. He handed over power and he left, so we thought it was a great thing.
Milestone achievement. That's me being sarcastic. 😁😁😁
Obj probably won't have, since his tenure kick started Democracy in May 29th. It was both significant to the country and him too...
Very, Very True. Had OBJ & GEJ acted better, perhaps WE 🇳🇬 won't have cause debating PMB. There shortcomings, opened the doors for Baba at the 4th time of asking.
Well, since his name is 'kokori', I won't bother myself to say anything otherwise. The 'koko' on his head is what's disturbing him 🤷
This Baba is an old fool. You are saying that after you were denied Chairmanship position of NSITF. Are you not a member of APC in your native state, Delta? Nonsense
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