Our Leaders No Longer Believe In Nigeria —Barr. Muzungu (SAN)

FROM AFAM AMINU CHIMEZIE (ONITSHSA) 

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Ben Uzuegbu has disclosed that the country’s political leaders no longer believe in resuscitation the battered economic, political, and social structure of the country called Nigeria.

He told journalists in Onitsha a few days ago that none of the nation’s political leaders has solutions to the mirage of challenges facing the nation and has lost every hope and political will to redeem it.

The outspoken lawyer said that politicians were only jostling to have a fair share of the national cake before Nigeria collapsed and hence were not interested in revitalizing the country.

He noted that the actions of politicians in the country were enough testimony that the leaders were no longer interested in the country, but what comes out of it.

He queried why the children of the nation’s political leaders are no longer found in the nation’s higher institutions but are sent abroad to acquire education while the local education system is left to rot.

“Children of these politicians are no longer found in local universities but are all abroad where the system is working. That is why we can never have it good in this country with what is happening.”

Chief Uzuegbu stated that what the country has been able to produce in recent years are mere hypocrites struggling for political power.

He accused the National Assembly members of taking Nigerians for granted by purchasing Land Cruiser Jeeps worth over N160,000,000 for each of the lawmakers in a country where the citizens are merely struggling to survive.

According to the fearless lawyer, each of the SUV cars barely costs between N60 m and N70 m in the market, and wondered why the leaders even decided to inflate the vehicle prices.

He said that this was a sure means of telling Nigerians that they are worthless and not a part of the system. He asked the citizens not to expect any good news from the Nigerian government as politicians have no solutions to various challenges facing the nation.

“To be candid our leaders no longer believe in Nigeria. They see the country as a failed state awaiting collapse. But no one wants to salvage Nigeria. They want it to sink further to a stage where it will be very difficult to save from collapse.”

” That’s why the leaders keep borrowing loans without anything to show from the loans. Those recovered from Abacha and other Politicians are stolen under the public glare. They have all lost faith and interest in Nigeria,” he stated.