By; SANI ALIYU,Zaria
The National President All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Arc. Kabiru Ibrahim has said a new dawn is imminent in Nigeria beyond fuel subsidy removal, blocking incessant leakages and decisively stemming corruption in all its ramifications.
He expressed this in a statement issued on Sunday and made available to New Nigerian Newspapers, stating that Nigerians must adjust from corruption habit to a better disposition.
“The Nigeria’s president ability to act in unison to stem corruption whenever and wherever it occurs will put Nigeria among the most economically advantaged nations of the world, considering its abundant resources such as oil, a large youthful population, many mineral resources and land for agriculture.
Arc. Kabiru said, “we are grappling with debt, poor energy resource, poor healthcare facilities and a host of other necessities required for the optimum push to the attainment of economic prosperity which can be traced to mismanagement and corruption.”
According to him, the discipline to resist and loath the lure and the mirage of illegitimate largesse gained from political office will definitely minimize the incident of corruption in the public service and the overall governance architecture in Nigeria.
“Also, it is quite refreshing that we have started to realistically appraise our peculiarities by the removal of fuel subsidy but there are many more issues around corruption that we have to have the courage to deal with decisively,* he added.
He advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to follow through by appointing people on merit, while holding such people accountable for any failure to attain defined milestones within fixed timelines.
“The President must also reward honesty, probity and selflessness in the public service to encourage sustainability generally.
“In the areas like agriculture, power, the management of the economy, health and public administration the president must put a high bar in the appointment of highly competent people, with a pedigree of hard work and uncommon integrity.
“The examples of China, Singapore and India are everyday reminders of the potentiality of deliberately taking the gauntlet to make a nation to exit economic challenges and to be able to majestically walk into general prosperity”.
“The Nigeria of 2023 and beyond cannot afford doing business as usual otherwise it risks total economic failure and near total disintegration”!
“I dare say the challenge for all of us is to resist corruption, embrace nation building by working to better our lot as brothers and sisters,” he advised.
The AFAN President said the Nigerian project is for all hands to be on deck and not telling fairy tales to future generations.
