Restructuring, state police key to Nigeria’s survival – Arogbofa
A leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Basorun Seinde Arogbofa, has stressed that the country’s survival hinges on the adoption of true federalism as well as a collective sense of responsibility.
Arogbofa, an elder statesman who called for support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, stated that the President has been taking some bold steps like a war general determined to get the country’s developmental journey, which has been undermined by setbacks, back on track.
According to the octogenarian, the issues in the country are structural in nature, which he stated cannot be remedied with quick-fix solutions or within a short timeframe.
While expressing concern that the country’s foundational structures are flawed, Arogbofa argued that the situation had led to a recurring cycle of advancement and regression.
He, however, lauded the approach employed by Tinubu to tackle the challenges, describing his move as a bold one, as one of notable boldness, as well as reiterating Afenifere’s long-standing demand for restructuring.
He said, “What the present government led by Senator Tinubu has been taking are some bold steps. He came in like a war general to fight, to get us back on track. He was bold, very bold. What others fear to do, he came up boldly to do, even the very first day.
“These issues are being frontally tackled. We have to give him those credits. But from my own point of view, things have gone so bad in this country that only people who have courage can really come out the way he has done.
“Nigerians must realise that there’s a need for everybody to be on board. It’s not an easy situation. Apart from a few lapses which can be corrected, some of them for which we are responsible, I mean, Nigeria is responsible.
“In time past, our governments were looking the other way. It is true that our borders are porous, and we want the government to do something. One is scared, for example, to hear what is happening in Kwara. It’s very frightening.
“If security is tackled better, there are drones to spot evildoers, and the state police is introduced. And farmers are able to go back to their farms. And people are not just killed like chickens on the road in their villages, as is happening in Makurdi.”
