Nigeria may never celebrate a 100th Independence anniversary - Bisi Akande
- Chief Bisi Akande has warned that the prevailing fear in the country might cause Nigeria to never celebrate a 100th Independence anniversary
- The former APC acting national chairman said every Nigerian lives in fear and the country was most enjoyable, 50 years ago
- Akande called for a thorough examination of the country’s current state along three lines: its educational system, its laws and religion
Chief Bisi Akande, former All Progressives Congress (APC) acting national chairman, has warned that the prevailing fear in the country might cause Nigeria to never celebrate a 100th Independence anniversary.
He made the comment on Thursday, September 19 in Lagos, during the public presentation of a book, “The Bisi Akande Phenomenon?” edited by Lai Olurode and Dhikhrullah Yagboyaju, Daily Trust reports.
Legit.ng gathers that Akande pointed out that every Nigerian lives in fear; warning that though Nigeria may celebrate a 60th independence anniversary, there may not be a 100th such celebration.
According to the south-west statesman and former governor of Osun state, Nigeria was most enjoyable 50 years ago.
Akande noted that Nigeria’s laws are “military decree-based”; stating that it’s high time they be examined.
He said even though he believed in restructuring Nigeria, it’s difficult to actually bring to reality.
He said: “The phenomenon of the country must be examined among three things and the first is our education. It seems to me that our education is colonial. It ends in literacy without numeracy.”
Akande said in order to advance the technological base of each community, the education of Nigerians at all levels must be science-based.
He went further: “Secondly, I think our laws are military decree-based and these military decree-based laws cannot be used to sustain democracy. As long as we use these military decree-based laws, our democracy will never prosper.
“Thirdly, our religions are mostly imported and because of that, we seem neither to be good Christians, good Muslims or good idolists. We merely live in fear and when there are problems, we have no laboratories to go, so we retire to churches and mosques for vigils.
“A country that remains like this may celebrate its 60th Independence anniversary but will never celebrate 100 years.
“I think until all these three are looked at and addressed, or let me use the word; restructured – I believe in all these ethnic and political restructuring, but they are difficult to restructure.”
PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved activities for the anniversary of Nigeria’s 59th Independence.
This was contained in the schedule of activities released by Willie Bassey, spokesperson in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).
The activities would on Monday, September 23 kick-off with a media parley at the National Press Center in Abuja.
There would also be a Juma’at Prayer and a lecture on Friday, September 27 at the National Mosque, Abuja and an Interdenominational Christian Service on Sunday, September 29 at the National Christian Center, Abuja.
NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng: Same great journalism, upgraded for better service!
What is working well and what needs improvement in Nigeria? - on Legit TV:
Source: Legit.ng
