A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said that Nigeria is in the process of
total collapse.
The former INEC boss stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at
the 2022 Workers’ Political Conference organised by the Nigeria Labour
Congress.
He described the 2023 general elections as critical for
Nigeria’s unity.
Jega said, “The sorry state of the socio-economic conditions
under which the Nigerian working people, indeed the overwhelming majority of
all citizens live and work, the reckless misrule and misgovernance by a tiny,
rabid and reckless band of the elite, and the manner by which these myopic
‘elected’ so-called ‘leaders’ and their collaborators, have devastated the
Nigerian economy, heightened insecurity, and virtually destroyed the basis for
national cohesion and integration, Nigeria, as a potentially great nation, is
crying for a rescue mission before it is too late.
“Such a rescue mission cannot be serious, positive and
successful, without the active engagement and involvement of the Nigerian
workers through their genuine representatives in working-class organizations
and movements, in alliance with other progressive and patriotic Nigerians.
“While Nigeria may not have totally collapsed, it is in the
process of collapsing, as reckless elite in control of the governance process
are blindly running the country aground. And the 2023 general elections may be
the ‘make or break’ epochal moment.
“Given this, all
hands of progressive forces must be on deck to prevent our country from
imminent collapse, and to turn it around on to a trajectory of good democratic
governance for beneficial democratic, socio-economic development, and human
security for Nigerian citizens.
“A broad alliance of progressive forces for national rescue
and emancipation is absolutely required to get Nigeria out of the current
unwholesome predicament in which it finds itself.
“The deliberations at this conference, guided by the lead
paper presentation and panel discussion, should help us chart a course for a
reinforced commitment to national emancipation and more active engagement
participation of Nigerian workers in our current and future political
processes.”
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