Shehu Sani, Senator representing
Kaduna Central, on Thursday said politicians are more interested in how they
will win elections in 2019 than stopping the killings being witnessed across
the country.
Speaking at a national conference
organised in Abeokuta, Ogun State by the Freelance and Independent Broadcasters
Association of Nigeria, Sani said instead of taking proactive measures towards
addressing the challenges facing the country, political office holders were
occupied with strategising for re-election in 2019.
The lawmaker noted that the
tension in the country was due to the fact that political office holders were
desperate for spoils of office and not the wellbeing of the people.
According to Sani, “All is not
well with this country. This is the wrong time to shed blood in Nigeria. If you
think that people in power will stop the problem in the country, you are in for
a fool’s ride.
“The attention of the people is
how to win elections and not how they can end senseless killings and bloodshed.
“It would require a mass,
peaceful march in the streets from Nigerians to recharge the conscience of
people in power.
“Nigerians are dying in hundreds
and in thousands and some people felt what is important is INEC timetable, when
is elections and when is primaries.
“It is difficult to hear any
public office holder speak the truth because of political calculations. Anybody
who says we are not in crisis now is deceiving himself.”
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