Renowned writer, Chinua Achebe, has called on Nigerians to rise up in unison and challenge the bad leadership and looting of the country.
Achebe said
Nigeria was doomed if its people do not act to halt corruption and ineptitude among its ruling elites.
“This is the time to bring an end to it. If we do nothing, we are doomed,”
He lamented that the world is getting completely disinterested in and isolating
Nigeria, adding that the citizens need to act to stop their leaders from destroying their country.
The power to enthrone leaders must clearly be in the hands of the people. We must save our ourselves, save our country, especially the poor people who have got nothing. There are people who cannot point at anything that
Nigeria has offered them since independence.
Looking back, Mr. Achebe said
Nigeria is the way it is because its citizens have been tolerant of bad leaders and have been docile in insisting that they should be governed effectively and transparently. “Part of the fault is ours. There are things we should know that we didn’t know. There are things that we should have insisted on that we didn’t. Now, we are paying the price for it,” he admitted.
