By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo

Labour Party presidential aspirant and leader of Rescue Movement for New Nigeria aka Rescue the Vulnerable Initiative, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph Fadojoe, has said that Nigeria was one of the best nations in the world when it comes to oil, but today the entire nation is groaning under the yoke of fuel hike with non-functional refineries.

In his Independence Anniversary speech, Fadojoe stated that for the first time, “It’s as if we are not celebrating anything even on our independence date, even some people have forgotten that today is Nigeria independence celebration, even when we were going through colonialism our spirit has not been this damped.”

According to him,: More than 64 years ago, Nigerians were among the greatest people on earth, we have agriculture and cocoa. We have food in abundance in Nigeria. Our people were their brother’s keepers from the north to the south of Nigeria. There was an amalgamation that brought us together because the white people saw in us, the greatness that flowed from the Niger River to Lagos to Kaduna to Calabar, but today, those things that bind us together, are no longer things keeping us together.”

“Before independence Nigerians walk freely in any part of the country, when there is heat some even sleep at midnight outside. But today even sleeping behind well-fenced gated gates, gated doors gated windows and well-locked houses, citizens are still not safe. There is now no difference between those who are in prison and the kind of life some Nigerians are now forced to live due to the high level of insecurity.”

He recalled that 64 years ago, “Nigeria has one of the best currencies in the world that our naira could stand side by side with Dollars, Pounds etc. But today the same currency is one of the worst currencies in the world.”

“Nigerians were doing great in sports like boxing, wrestling, oh not to mention football, but what happened today? We are no longer so reckoned in international sports because everything has been collapsed by the kind of leaders we have at the helm of affairs. We were at fore front in education, industry and economy that people who even travel abroad to study will come back to work in Nigeria. And when they come back home, there is a job and brand new Peugeot 504 waiting for them.”

“We are one of the best nations in the world when it comes to oil. But today the entire nation is groaning under the yoke of fuel hike. And our refineries are just not working.”

“That was how sweet our country was before now. But little by little from one government to the other everything began to crash until we get to the level that an average Nigerian now walks about under depression to the extent that suicide is now on a rampage.”

“And the situation has become the worst under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. People don’t even know where the next meal will come from. President Tinubu promised a renewed hope, but it has been renewed hunger, renewed insecurity and renowned crashing of the economy.”

“Lawlessness by the so-called privileged 1% has become the order of the day in a country that has law. The law is only for the masses that have to godfather to look up to. Therefore, I want to call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to consider the unbearable suffering of the masses and do something on time as it’s obvious that his policies are not helping out.”

“Though this government has adopted a divide and rule to silence voices of opposition. But soon the unbearable hunger will no longer allow the divide and rule to work again. Rather, they will be ready to go the extra mile, to vote out all bad leaders and giving out N5,000 to the youths on election days will no longer work.”

“What do we have to do in the situation? If Nigeria must regain her place among the Comity of Nations, then we really have to jerk up and get ready to ensure we change the kind of leaders we elect.”

“I know that things cannot continue this way. I know that the masses will take their country back through the power of the ballot and Nigeria will be great again! May God bless you all. May God bless me.
May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Happy Independence,” he stated.