Yul Edochie, a Nollywood actor
and son to Pete Edochie, says Nigerians who celebrate the country’s 59th
independence anniversary are part of the nation’s problems.
The 37-year-old movie star and
politician took to his Intagram page where he recounted how he received
invitations to a couple of independence day shows and turned down all of them
because he could not find anything worth celebrating.
He said the country, ever since
he was born, has rather amassed more problems for itself instead of achievements
and its citizens need to speak the truth to themselves if they are to move
forward.
“I’ve been invited for a couple
of independence day shows to celebrate Nigeria at 59 on October 1st and all
that. I turned down all those shows cause, honestly, I don’t see what we’re
celebrating. What are we celebrating?” Edochie asked.
“I’m 37 years old. All the
problems that Nigeria had right before I was born are still there with more
added. So, what are we celebrating? The list is endless: joblessness, poverty,
insecurity, killings everywhere, the youths doing nothing but begging money on
social media.
Edochie’s recent strides into the
Nigerian political scene has seen him contest the Anambra state governorship
elections alongside other aspirants in 2017.
He once indicated interest to
contest for Nigeria’s presidential seat.
“I don’t understand why my people
are suffering. Governance should be about giving the best. Anything short of
this is a failed project. It breaks my heart and these people don’t care. People
are suffering. I want to fix the problems of the people. I want to give them
the good life they deserve,” he had said.
My brother,am afraid you will also be corrupted or hiped when you're given such opportunity to lead your people,its a Analogue leading digital presently,isn't that backwardness???if my father was to to alive at 84,I wont even allow him go Tom party talkless of working or now leading a local govt,let alone a whole country of over 200m people,his health and after life will be my concerns
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