Jonathan Nwokpor
President Bola Tinubu and the governors of the 36 states have received advice from former education minister Obiageli Ezekwesili on how to save Nigeria and its people from the terrible situation in which they find themselves.
The governors should not plan to intimidate, threaten, mock, or assault citizens, according to Ezekwesili, nor be indifferent to their pain.
The former Minister warned Tinubu, governors, and other political leaders that they only have a little window of time to act responsibly on behalf of their constituents who are pleading with them to put an end to Nigeria’s bad governance in a post published on her X handle on Monday.
Ezekwesili said: “Let me reiterate a possible Pathway for @NigeriaGov @officialABAT to take Nigeria and Nigerians out of the unfortunate quagmire the country finds itself:
“When Citizens tell their Leaders that they are hungry and angry due to #BadGovernanceInNigeria, the unwise thing to do was the orchestrated efforts of @NigeriaGov to shut them up, threaten, taunt, brutalize them and generally act detached from their suffering.
“Such triggering display of empathy deficit has obviously strengthened the resolve of the Protesters to continue into Day5 of their Protests as we can now all see.
“The @NigeriaGov @NGRPresident @officialABAT @nassnigeria @NGRSenate @HouseNGR and Governors of State and their State Assemblies still have a slim window of opportunity on this Day5 of the nationwide protests to swiftly do the right things by their Citizens who are asking them to #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria:
“Go out NOW to their Protest Grounds across the Country and ENGAGE your Citizens. Hear them express their Demands to you directly. Do not lock yourselves away behind the High Gates of your publicly-funded State and Government houses enjoying indulgent lives while your Citizens are out there crying out in pain from the severity of economic hardship induced hunger and anger.
“The @NigeriaGov @NGRPresident @nassnigeria and Governors of State and their State Assemblies, go out NOW and start connecting with your Citizens:
“Listen. Listen. Listen.
“Engage. Engage. Engage.
“Persuade with Factual Counterpoints
“Present Convincing Plan of Action to Address their Short Term grievances.
“For the medium to longer term issues, @officialABAT and the @nassnigeria should convert the current Crisis to a *Golden Moment of Opportunity* for a Reset of Nigeria. Every reasonable Nigerian knows that Nigeria in its present state cries out for a RESET.
“The mounting restiveness of our Citizens across the country is but a symptom of deeper structural problems for which @officialABAT should lead the rest of political leaders and Citizens’ representatives nationwide to a present sound plan for a credible National Conversation focused on the Most Effective Structure and Direction for Good Governance at all levels for productivity, competitiveness, prosperity, justice, equity, equality, order, peace, harmony, stability and resilience.
“The Choice is in your hands still @NigeriaGov.”
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