Founder of the defunct National Action Council (NAC) Olapade Agoro says Nigerians are hungry and angry with President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
This, he said, is because of the present economic situation and the increasing spate of insecurity, less than effective handling of the anti-corruption fight and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The elder statesman who also holds the traditional title of Owatapa of Itapa-Ijesa expressed these views on Tuesday while featuring on Space FM Ibadan’s programme Parrot Xtra Hour On Radio anchored by Olayinka Agboola.
According to the former presidential candidate, those clamoring for the restructuring of the country are getting it wrong.
Agoro said true restructuring can only be done when Nigerians’ hunger and anger disappear and not the other way round.
The elder statesman was of the opinion that everything must be addressed in their proper perspectives and context, saying that true leaders and representatives of the people must be conversant with their people’s problems and needs.
He said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) saga involving the erstwhile acting chairman Ibrahim Magu who is now under investigation has exposed President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ridicule, adding that if he were to have a face-to-face meeting with the president, he would tell him that his government has not done well at all.
He wondered why Buhari was adamant in retaining Magu despite numerous unfavorable reports about him by relevant agencies, adding that “with the spate of revelations also coming from the National Assembly that some lawmakers took contracts from the Niger Delta Development Corporation as indicated by the supervising Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio, it is only God can save Nigeria.”
Regarding security, Dr Agoro, in an unsparing manner averred that the heads of security agencies and forces appear not to have any feasible solution to the problem of insurgency, kidnappings, killings and other sundry violent acts.
He lamented the cheekiness of the rampaging bandits in taking their evil act right to the home front of President Buhari in Katsina State saying “it seems they no longer want Buhari to return home.”
Agoro also expressed support for the South West governors’ quest to ensure that a new security architecture is set up with the help of the Amotekun Corps in the region.
