Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) said the usual remark from the government for over four decades is to tell the citizens to endure and persevere without anything to show that the country is moving forward.
Falana who spoke on a Channels TV interview on Friday said that the majority of the Nigerian population are fed up and already given up on the bad leadership which several governments had shown over the years.
He expressed his displeasure over the lack of political will by the Nigerian government to make the country liveable for the poor citizens.
In his words, “Happily, Tinubu did say he appreciates the sufferings of Nigerians. And that Nigerians should continue to exercise patience, this has been the language of government for over 40 years”.
He expressed displeasure about how Nigerians have been told countless times that there is light at the end of the tunnel yet nothing gets better.
“We were always told there is light at the end of the tunnel. But instead of things getting better for the lives of our people, things are getting tougher.
Falana stated that the just concluded democracy day was only celebrated by political office holders as majority languishing in hardship and abject poverty had nothing to celebrate.
“That is why the celebration of Democracy Day on Wednesday was by a tiny segment of the population. Political office holders. But the majority of our people who are wallowing in poverty have nothing to celebrate.
“Next time that we are going to celebrate June 12: Our Democracy Day, our people must be empowered and we must start now”, he added.
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