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Failure of leadership and Effects of Corona Pandemic in Nigeria
By Aminu Halilu Tudun Wada
The more difficult the road ,the greater the satisfaction. But ours is different that leaves bitter pills to swallow ,Ask average.
Nigerians are they happy with fire brigade approach to government policies at all levels ?
Guess the answer by yourself, i know you knew better than me.
Our complains rage daily due to the unplanned failed policies that keep on taking us back ,retrogressive and primitive moving at Tortoise speed in desert.
As if we are not in 21st century whereby the light speed train of development roaming across countries that planned and execute excellent polices with clear vision and mission through committed leaders that are nationalists and have patriotic zeal and development of their nations .
From Asian tigers like Malaysia, Singapore, to Gulf nations of Unites Arab Emirates, Qatar, via our continent whereby Rwanda and Ethiopia excels and are developing by the day.
What our leaders at the helm of public affairs lack is coherent and wherewithal to formulate good policies for this country ,hence the consequence is how people are becoming angry by the day .
Take into cognizance , the Corona Virus pandemic , that is spreading like wildfire and causing tension among the developed countries .
If countries like United States , England, France , Italy , Spain and Germany lock down their countries and declared state of emergency coupled with the cry for help for the unprepared catastrophic who are we as Nigerians with dilapidated thirteen century medical facilities ?
It was only in the twentieth century Nigeria that we are waiting for the pandemic then rush and build emergency centers then equip them with medical facilities to cater for ourselves.
At the time that Nigeria sink billions of dollars since the late eighties to get standard and permanent power, and gallivanting in between three to four thousand megawatts for over 180 million people and their industries , the two holy mosques of Makkah and Madinah , as of September 2015, boast and generated eighteen thousand six hundred and eighty megawatts ,according to Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) chief ,Ziyad Bin Muhammad Al Sheiha, what an inconsistent policy we are operating.
We have well articulated and formulated polices that have been promulgated , from War against Indiscipline (WAI) to Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) of military regimes of Gen Buhari and Babangida, down to Sani Abacha’s Family Support programme (FSTF) and Obasanjo’s , Small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), to Goodluck Jonathan Nigerian Industrial Revolution plan (NIRP) and Muhammad Buhari’s various policies on Agriculture, Npower, Economic policies .
Many Nigerians are doubting the development of this nation due to the bad leadership and inability to implement policies , like what dethroned Emir of Kano Muhammad Sunusi II, was saying as an Economist .
If care is not taken policies that are yet to be focused on harnessing the huge potential of our population we may end up destroying our limited resources.
In situation like this Nigeria need policies that will give us hope ? The top priority is political will and commitment .
Aminu Halilu Tudun Wada, is a Journalist and Public affairs commentator wrote from Kano.