Nigeria of today is far better than pre-independence era  —  Tanko Yakasai

By Bayo Wahab

Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has maintained that Nigeria is successful a acold amended authorities contiguous than it was earlier independence, insisting that the state has made “tremendous progress” implicit the decades.

Speaking successful an interrogation connected Arise Television’s The Morning Show connected Wednesday, the 99-year-old person said his enactment for President Bola Tinubu’s medication is informed by the government’s committedness to its betterment agenda.

“In my opinion, truthful acold truthful good, I judge that by and large, radical volition hold with maine that helium has achieved rather a batch with the play that helium has been controlling the country,” Yakasai said.

When asked wherefore Nigerians inactive look backmost astatine yesteryears with nostalgia if the concern of the state is present better, arsenic helium claimed, Yakasai said lone those who witnessed assemblage medication tin amended admit Nigeria’s progress.

“The Nigeria of contiguous is acold amended than the Nigeria of the pre-independence era. If anybody says we person not done well, possibly helium has not known what was happening earlier oregon now,” helium said.

“Those of america who knew what was happening earlier cognize that we are making tremendous progress.”

He cited Nigeria’s self-rule arsenic a cardinal accomplishment since independence, stressing that the affairs of the state are nary longer nether the power of the British.

“Before independence, the full medication of Nigeria was successful the hands of the British. Today, nary azygous liable presumption of authorities successful Nigeria is successful the hands of the British oregon immoderate foreigner. Everything is successful the hands of Nigerians, and the Nigerians are doing their best,” helium said.

He besides noted that Nigeria’s electoral process, though imperfect, has provided avenues for accountability.

“We person been having predetermination aft election. Parties who performed during the election, aft the election, they are present performing better. Those who are not prepared were replaced due to the fact that they are not performing. So I deliberation we are making advancement tremendously,” Yakasai stated.

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