Renowned socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri, yesterday called on all democrats, political parties, labour leaders, civil society organizations, and indeed all patriotic Nigerians to support the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to succeed.
Onitiri made the call in a press statement released in Lagos, stressing that the economic and insecurity situation in the country calls for sober reflection, cooperation and genuine love for the country and not blame game.
He said, “This is the time that all political parties, labour and civil society organizations, and indeed all Nigerians should join hands with the President to salvage the country, instead of instigating Nigerians to violence.
“We have no other country we can call our own. Anarchy is not the solution to our many problems and definitely not the best.
“Anarchy will abruptly end our democratic rule. We plead that Nigerians should love their country and not let our dear country burst into flames.
“Instead of the blame game, we should earnestly look for solutions. Every problem has a solution. Nigeria’s problems definitely have solutions. Our duty, as good citizens, is to look for solutions to our problems.”
Recalling how he and many other patriotic democrats confronted the military to usher in the current fledging democracy, Onitiri admonished, “Let the democracy endure as we learn through our mistakes.”
He pointed out that many advanced nations also went through this process that took them many years for their democracy to mature.
The social critic noted that Nigeria is so much endowed and blessed with human and natural resources, and therefore, “we cannot afford to destroy the country because of our personal interests.”
He explained that It would be unfair to heap all the economic, insecurity and social blames on President Tinubu as he was not the cause of the whole decadence.
He enthused, “President Tinubu is trying so much to bring the country out of the woods. The only way to appreciate his efforts is to support and encourage him.
“At this crucial period of our nation, all Nigerians should remain patriotic, selfless and love this country first before self.
“We should also be our brothers’ keepers without hike in prices of goods or hoarding them. Let’s all make sacrifices for our nation.”
Onitiri advised President Tinubu to urgently create employment opportunities for Nigeria’s teeming restive youths in the agricultural sector and the proposed state police.
He also suggested that the Federal Government should continue to cut cost of governance, especially the salaries and allowances of the legislature.
Above all he said the President should recover all looted funds, put them back to use for the vulnerable Nigerians as well as peg prices of foodstuff to be within reach of the masses.
Commending Tinubu’s efforts so far at preferring solution to the economic and insecurity quagmires in the country, Onitiri prayed that God would endow his government with all enablement and strength to put our dear country back on course.
The socio-political activist expressed the hope and resolute that Nigeria shall rise again and soon be one of the greatest countries in the world, the world’s first tourism destination that all Nigerians should all be proud of.
