Bad Governance: Na’Abba, Utomi Form NCFront, Vow To Rescue Nigeria From Collapse

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Naaba, former presidential candidate and renowned economist, Prof Pat Utomi, as well as other prominent political leaders have formed a group, National Consultative Front, to stop the problem of bad governance and rescue Nigeria from the imminent collapse.

The duo who spoke at a virtual press briefing in Abuja on Monday called on concerned Nigerians to join them in their efforts towards saving the nation from the impending doom.

They lamented the festering insecurity and massive looting of treasury but said they were determined to mobilise Nigerians to insist on the peaceful path of restoring the nation to peace and prosperity.

Utomi said, ” In recent weeks as many of us watched corruption reality shows from the National Assembly, looming constitutional crisis between the executive and legislative arms of government, terror on the streets and our rural backyards, insurgency, and banditry, mixed with harrowing kidnapping and rape cases, we have come to a realisation that the imperative of now is that of awakening Nigerians to the urgency of saving Nigeria. We face an existential crisis today.

“I have pointed to the widespread violence, insurgency, banditry, and crime that is pointing us on the road to Somalia, the crisis in our educational system, and the economic troubles that keep our wellbeing in perpetual recursive mode. Let us speak briefly to two or three of those before the Hon Ghali Na’aba takes over from the Abuja end.

“You could see the purpose of the revolt. It is clear to me from what I can observe that military force can only be one small piece of the solution to the violence crippling the North of our country.

“Poverty and policy failure regarding education and economic growth are critical to reversing the situation. But I do not see effective deployment of soft power in dealing with the issues. As a movement we will question the strategy of the Authorities and offer alternative paths.”

The former Speaker said no sector of the country could be said to be working. They decried the over bloated political structure, saying while the majority of the people were languishing in poverty those in power are living in opulence.

Na’aba said the feeling across the land today was that of delusion and hopelessness.

He lamented that the agony and anguish of Nigerians about the deplorable state of the nation was worrisome.

Na’aba said, “Hardly can any sector of the country be said to be working as government seems ineffectual, irresponsive and incompetent. Unemployment, particularly among our youths has reached and passed unprecedented levels, while unnecessary loss of human lives due to insecurity has become a recurring decimal with scores of Nigerians being killed on a daily basis.

“Our indebtedness, both internal and external has reached alarming proportions. with the attendant virtual collapse of social and physical infrastructure leading to pervasive and grinding poverty. The way and manner governance is conducted suggests a high degree of irresponsibility at all levels.”