Foreign Reliance Weakening Nigeria’s Independence –Policy Expert

The enforcement manager of the Centre for African Policy Research and Advisory, Dr Segun Adebayo, has cautioned that Nigeria’s 65th Independence day should not beryllium celebrated with specified graphics and rhetoric erstwhile the federation remains heavy babelike connected overseas systems for survival.

In a connection connected Nigeria’s Independence Day, Dr Adebayo posed questions that situation the nation’s assertion to existent sovereignty.

“I’m seeing loads of fancy graphics connected our Independence each implicit the internet. Sixty-five years ago, the time the assemblage flags came down and ours rose, it signalled our independence. But are we genuinely independent?” helium asked.

He argued that overseas dominance continues to signifier Nigeria’s education, economy, healthcare, and argumentation frameworks.

“With each the American, British, and Chinese curricula utilized to rise our children, starring to the wide export of our young, are we independent? Are we autarkic of the dense dependence connected Western non-state actors arsenic argumentation consultants, plugged into our argumentation improvement framework?”

The argumentation adept besides criticised the governmental people for their reliance connected Western wellness systems, portion neglecting section healthcare infrastructure.
He said, “With the changeless dependence connected Western healthcare systems by the elites who prioritise their wellness implicit the citizens who whitethorn ne'er cognize the roadworthy to the closest airport, are we independent?”
On Nigeria’s economical struggles, Dr Adebayo stressed that overseas loans, GMO seeds, and dependence connected imported goods undermine the essence of independence.

“With an system afloat babelike connected overseas exchange, are we independent? With our earthy seeds‘ abandonment and an assertive propulsion for foreign-patented hybrid and GMO seeds that volition make a life-long dependency connected the West for staple food, are we independent? With the changeless moving aft planetary loans conditioned connected promoting Western policies and agendas successful Nigeria, are we independent?” helium stated.

He lamented the deliberate underfunding of section universities, forcing elites to nonstop their children overseas portion stifling home research.

The argumentation adept further warned that Africa’s representation is shaped externally portion its resources powerfulness overseas economies.

“With media narratives connected Africa mostly shaped by Western outlets, portion our ain journalists are made to echo those aforesaid voices, destroying our representation astatine location and abroad, are we independent? With our mineral wealthiness flowing overseas to powerfulness overseas industries, portion our youths stay unemployed astatine home, are we independent?” helium added.