65th Anniversary: Nigeria’s underdevelopment linked to citizens’ attitudes

By Dayo Johnson, Akure

Nigeria’s persistent underdevelopment has been attributed to the attitudes and mindset of its citizens, according to speakers astatine an lawsuit marking the country’s 65th Independence anniversary.

The gathering, themed “The Convocation 2025,” was organised successful Akure by The Reformation Project Initiative, with the sub-theme, “Nigeria @65: Can Our Politics Sustain Our Democracy?”

Security adept Dr. Stephen Olanrewaju stressed that Nigeria’s top situation lies not successful argumentation formulation but successful implementation. He warned against politicising security, noting that nonaccomplishment to code insecurity undermines citizens’ spot successful democracy.

Dr. Gbenga Abimbola of Adekunle Ajasin University lamented the antagonistic interaction of authorities connected education, citing argumentation inconsistency, underfunding, and treble standards successful recruitment. He called for accent connected method education, competent enactment successful higher institutions, and reduced reliance connected insubstantial qualifications.

Mr. Adeolu Gboyega, Managing Director of Crest 106.1 FM, urged the media to stay nonsubjective and clasp leaders accountable, informing against being utilized to weaken democracy.

Young Progressives Party (YPP) governorship candidate, Mr. Don Dotun Ojon, highlighted the request for courageousness among youths to participate authorities with a reformist mindset, stressing that governance prime depends connected the authorities that produces it.

Legal practitioner Mr. Femi Emmanuel Emodamori argued that Nigeria’s occupation is little astir laws and much astir the quality of its people, pointing to a civilization of non-accountability. He urged citizens to signifier integrity and uphold the truth, adjacent astatine idiosyncratic cost.

Convener of the event, Mr. Henry Olonimoyo, cautioned that ideology could beryllium undermined not lone by subject regularisation but besides by elected leaders who subvert antiauthoritarian institutions. He described elective authoritarianism arsenic a subtle but destructive force, stressing the request for vibrant governmental parties, progressive citizenship, and a beardown antiauthoritarian culture.

The speakers collectively agreed that without attitudinal alteration among citizens, Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian advancement and improvement volition stay stunted.

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