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For the Nigerian State, the scorecard, after 43 years of a chequered existence, is that of a rapidly failing state in the stranglehold of pervasive corruption against which there is no sincere offensive. This was the consensus of eminent Nigerians yesterday, including octogenarian elder statesman, and one of the architects of modern Nigeria, Chief Anthony Enahoro, to Second Republic Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa and constitutional lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay. While Enahoro in an interview with The Guardian yesterday submitted rather sadly that the present system promotes bad governance, Balarabe Musa was more direct in his attack on the current administration, saying that "there is no way a President who is not corrupt can tolerate this level of corruption in the country today." Enahoro, who denied rumours of his ill health, noted the major problems confronting the nation today are in the areas of economy, unemployment, promotion of private enterprises and self-sufficiency in food production. "These should be the main priority of the President Obasanjo administration in the next four years." Emphasis, he advised, should be also be laid on the supply of portable water, police reforms, electricity supply, good roads and above all a national conference. An exponent of a Sovereign National Conference, Enahoro said that the present system in Nigeria promotes bad governance "and some might say it was designed to protect and bolster bad governance." He then concluded that Nigeria might soon join the list (Guardian) |
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