Kaduna—Rights activist and member of the 2014 National
Conference, Festus Okoye, said it will be unfair for Nigerians to expect
President Muhammadu Buhari to turn around the fortunes of Nigeria overnight.
Okoye who represented the civil society at the
Conference also told Vanguard in an interview in Kaduna that former
President Goodluck Jonathan may have convened the conference for selfish
political gains.
According to him, the Nigerian people expect so much
from Buhari but must balance the expectations against the economic, social and
political realities of the Nigerian state.
His words: “Nigerians must realize that the change
promised may be gradual and graduated and Buhari’s assumption of office may not
translate to a quantum leap in the fortunes of the Nigerian people.
“Muhammadu Buhari is assuming office at a period of
national drift and confusion and at a time Nigeria is in darkness and the
Nigerian people sleep at various filling stations across the country.
“He is assuming office at a time when some civil
servants are owed salaries of between three to twelve months and at a time of
apprehension and trepidation.
“Every facet of the Nigerian society needs the
attention of the new President but I think the President should first address
the decay and decline in three areas.”
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