Former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dino
Melaye, stopped short of offering an unreserved apology to the masses for
governance failure, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
Melaye who has been in and around Nigeria’s political
circles, has served as member of the House of Representatives, a senator and a
governorship aspirant since his nation’s return to democratic governance in
1999.
In a tweet, Melaye shared that the inability of the
government to keep Nigerians at home and offer them palliatives as the new
coronavirus ravages the world, is an indictment of the leadership and political
class of which he is part.
“Everyone who held and is holding any political office in
Nigeria whether elective or appointed, including me, have failed,” he said.
“We sold crude oil for 64 years but couldn’t feed our
citizens for just two weeks of lockdown. Well, the God of the poor will judge
us all. It’s time to reboot.”
EVERYONE WHO HELD AND IS HOLDING ANY POLITICAL OFFICE IN NIGERIA WHETHER ELECTIVE OR APPOINTED INCLUDING ME HAVE FAIL.WE SOLD CRUDE OIL FOR 64 YEARS BUT WE COULDN'T FEED OUR CITIZENS FOR JUST 2 WEEKS OF LOCKDOWN!! WELL, THE GOD OF THE POOR WILL JUDGE US ALL. ITS TIME TO REBOOT..— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@dino_melaye) May 5, 2020
President Buhari eased coronavirus restrictions imposed in
Lagos, Abuja and Ogun through a national broadcast delivered on April 27, 2020,
as the economy tanked and millions complained of hunger.
A couple of states across Nigeria have also eased
restrictions, while imposing overnight curfews in a bid to curb the spread of
the virus.
Showy, garrulous, in-your-face and flamboyant, Melaye served
as senator from 2015 to 2019.
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