The Vice President, Yemi
Osinbajo, has blamed the absence of strong institutional systems and the
preference of the status quo by the political class for the inability of
government to deliver on its promises to the people.
He stated this in his remarks at
a public lecture, which was organised by The Kukah Centre in Abuja on Thursday
with the theme “How to make Democracy Work for Africa’’
Osinbajo said that people expect
those charged with governance to deliver on their promises which included
delivering social goods, ensuring that the growing youth population got jobs,
ensure rule of law and security.
He, however, stated that “it was
clear that socio-political inequality, weak justice system, absence of rule of
law, lack of state capacity to maintain law and order put nations constantly
under threats.”
He noted that Nigeria had
anti-graft agencies yet could not boast of the number of people it convicted
due to the system’s manipulation by the suspects who are mainly elites and
their counsel.
Osinbajo said people could be put
on trial but the trials could go on forever because the system enabled people
to employ diverse legal tactics to delay conviction.
Accordingly he said “the elite
preferred the status quo which set the lowest bar for political advancement,
being ‘identity politics’ of where one comes from or which religion one
belongs.
He said that many elites follow
the path of such division to analyse real development issues thus diminishing
the real issues concerning the people such as good governance, job creation,
poverty alleviation, peace and security.
He said real development issues
hardly formed themes in public debates towards elections.
“The perception of people on the
efficiency and fairness of the justice system is affected always by the slow
pace of trials and manipulation of the systems by those who can afford superior
legal representation.
“Many of the ethnic and other
parochial tension that tended to create insecurity and outright conflict, time
and time again, are largely on account of failure to deliberately undertake
nation-building efforts.
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