EndBadGovernance: Musician Bongos Ikwue send strong message to Nigerian Govt

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Dr. Bongos Ikwue, a well-known musician in Nigeria, made a plea to the government and others in positions of authority on Monday to take up the concerns of the public and the protesting youth.

Ikwue said that the government should be lenient in embracing the demonstrators and their activities as a necessary component of democracy’s checks and balances in response to the recently finished #EndBadGovernance demonstrations.

“Nigerian leaders should be aware that there is a paradigm shift; modern day Nigerians have evolved to putting their leaders to task – a departure from docility,” he stated, noting that “bad governance is not limited to government but also to our homes, communities, organisations, religious organisations, and associations”.

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“Everyone in position of leadership to address the demands of protesting youths and the silent affected masses including local, state and federal governments should be liberal in accepting both the protesters and their actions as part of the checks-and-balances of democracy,” he added.

Ikwue also expressed his readiness to work with local, state, and federal governments to effectively and meaningfully involve young people.

The speaker emphasized that the state of Nigeria’s youth can be a good indicator of the nation’s future and that its youngsters needed to be properly supervised, watched, and given adequate counseling.

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The musician claimed that it is evident that the nation is experiencing hardship, which he linked to a rise in the price of fuel pumps since premium motor spirit (PMS) is necessary for the majority of activities in the nation.

As such, he had sympathy for both the administration and Nigerians. According to Ikwue, Nigerians have been struggling with a number of issues, including malnutrition, insecurity, violent attacks on farms and at homes, an ineffective healthcare system, and general insufficiency.

Similar to this, Ikwue urged the young people to put down their weapons and “cultivate the culture of tasking their brains to think out pragmatic, yet simple, solutions to challenges facing us as individuals and collectively.”

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When bringing their complaints to the attention of the authorities, he counseled young people against using violence or opening the door for agents of devastation.

The musician warned young people to take use of all the chances and resources available in society, criticizing those who think it is OK to use illicit means to get fortune.

In order to alleviate the suffering in the nation, he also recommended that the government take specific actions.

“Parts of the solutions suggested to mitigate hardship in the country are reducing the demand for PMS by embracing CNG-powered vehicles, electric vehicles, building of recharge/filling stations for these vehicles; affordable mass transit scheme (tricycles inclusive); support to charity shops where foodstuff would be sold at lower prices; enhanced nationwide hi-tech security architecture (particularly of ungoverned areas); meaningful youth empowerment programmes; purposeful leadership training; and concerted visible efforts at stamping out corruption within government and citizens,” he said.

Ikwue further urged the government to establish an effective channel of communication to improve understanding of its initiatives and the sentiments of the populace.

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