Yesterday's 57th indepedence anniversary again was one of the most quiet in history. There were mixed reactions from various quarters. The verdict is not unpredictable: 'our democracy seems set in the past'. The consensus is that this democratic dispensation is a very old fashioned way of running a country with total disregard to the way the world is moving- 'the darkest' democracy in history, very divisive.; 'a huge turn-off'.
We need new leaders with modern ideas and with 'an ear to change', not a totalitarian regimentation already rejected globally. People are tired of living in fear and are now wondering when this will be over.
We have mentioned the need for reforms, and independence of basic democratic institutions and greater devolution of power especially to states and local government areas to reduce unnneccssary dependency culture and creation of more opportunities for ordinary people.
The country's population growth is of great concern to all due to inadequate infrastructure to cope with the challenges.
Some of the so-called leaders who created the mess we are in for will soon be no more, so the onus is on the younger generation to embrace a new society that guarantees inclusiveness and total freedom by laying greater emphasis on knowledge-economy.
We deserve to have politicians that face up to the challenges we have not the ones that live in a 'fantasy' of business as usual. This is a period of self-examination. The time to build a new society that is liberal, inclusive and open , ready for modernity, willing to provide the basic needs of ordinary people and help them progress in life.
Uche Okeke
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