On Tuesday, David Mark, a former Senate President asked President Bola Tinubu to return to the drawing board regarding Nigeria’s growth and the current economic realities.
News About Nigeria reports that the former Senate President said this in a statement by his Media Adviser Paul Mumeh in commemoration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day celebration.
In the statement, David Mark noted that Nigeria’s 64th Independence Celebration is one that calls sober reflection.
He also tasked the President and other leaders in the country to return to the drawing board, noting that leaders must learn from their past mistakes for a better future.
“We must learn from our past mistakes and work towards a better future. Disappointing as the situation may seem, the shortcomings of the past should serve as useful lessons for progress,” he stated.
He also recalled that the 30-month-old civil war, occasional ethno-religious conflicts, and the uncertainties surrounding political engagements, saying that all these issues are traceable to inadequacies of leadership and citizens failure.”
He, however, noted that in spite of the challenges of insecurity, poverty, disease, and general underdevelopment, Nigeria “is endowed with human and natural resources capable of turning the country’s fortunes around for good.”
Mark therefore cautioned against divisive tendencies and inflammatory statements in recent times saying, “those who exploit our fault lines of ethnicity and religious differences to promote hatred are enemies of the country. Nigeria has made progress in some areas. Although we are not yet where we should be, we are certainly better than yester years. This should serve as motivation for us to continue working toward a better Nigeria.”
