• About
  • Advertise
  • Our Privacy Policy
  • Contact
Friday, March 24, 2023
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
MetrowatchXtra
  • WORLD
  • BUSINESS
  • POLITICS
  • HEALTH
  • SPORTS
  • OP-ED
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • WORLD
  • BUSINESS
  • POLITICS
  • HEALTH
  • SPORTS
  • OP-ED
  • ENTERTAINMENT
No Result
View All Result
MetrowatchXtra
No Result
View All Result
Home POLITICS

Soludo: Drug Barons, ‘Yahoo Boys’ Have Flocked into Politics as Easy Alternative

0 0
0
•Prof Charles Soludo

•Prof Charles Soludo

Governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has decried the state of politics in Nigeria; saying that drug barons and internet scammers have permeated the circle to avoid being nabbed.

Speaking over the weekend at the first graduation of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance Pioneer in Abuja, founded by former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Soludo said that Africa needs a new liberation movement from rentier politics and politicians.

The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, who spoke on the topic ‘The Purpose and Price of Disruptive Change’, said: “Indeed, Africa needs a new liberation movement. The first struggle was liberation from the colonial masters. The second will be liberation from rentier politics and politicians. For me, there is almost a sense of nostalgia, recalling the mission and accomplishments of our founding fathers, especially as we contemplate the world without oil in Nigeria.

“Much of the existing social order is founded on competition for, and distribution of, rents. Oil and the easy money that came with it destroyed the social fabric and the elite created new institutions and political structures to maximize their gains.

READ ALSO  Soludo Casts His Vote after 5 Hours of Waiting for BVAS

“As the noose tightened globally on other rentier/criminal enterprises such as drug trafficking or internet scamming, many of the barons flocked into politics as the next easy alternative.

“Politics has become big business. Appointment or election into public office is seen largely as an opportunity to ‘eat’ rather than a call to selfless service. There is an army of rich (big men) who have never worked or done any productive work in their life and believe that it is their right to expect something for nothing.

“The tiny less than one per cent elite have a stranglehold on the public purse, sprinkling occasional crumbs to the citizens as ‘dividends of democracy’. The citizens themselves either out of helplessness or acquiescence join the party, expecting the politicians to dole out pittance out of public treasury as charity.”

READ ALSO  Lekan Balogun Likely Next Olubadan of Ibadan as Incumbent Dies at 93

Soludo described Nigeria as being at a fiscal cliff with a crunching solvency challenge.

He added: “Youth unemployment, insecurity, poverty, inflation, etc, threaten the social fabric. Migrating to a post-oil world of 4th Industrial revolution and sustainable prosperity will require massive disruptive transformations and restoration of a productive social contract.

“Such disruptions will come at great costs, and could indeed be dangerous.”

(News Express)

Tags: PoliticsSoludo
Ogochukwu Isioma

Ogochukwu Isioma

Ogochukwu Isioma is a graduate of Linguistics from the University of Benin. With almost half a decade-long active journalism practice, Ogochukwu is the Founder and Publisher of popular education-focused online media, CAMPUS GIST, and currently writes for MetroWatch. He can be reached via ogochukwuisioma@gmail.com.

RELATED POST

soludo
Latest News

Soludo to Anambra Citizens: Vote only APGA or You’ll Get Nothing from Me

by Seyi Babalola
March 9, 2023
0

By Babalola Seyi Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has challenged his constituents to vote solely for All Progressives Grand...

Read more
Presidential polls: Peter Obi clears Soludo’s Anambra Govt House

Presidential polls: Peter Obi clears Soludo’s Anambra Govt House

February 26, 2023
soludo

Soludo Praises IG, Vows to Ensure Justice over Extrajudicial Killings in Anambra

February 19, 2023
Fuel/Naira Protest Stops Peter Obi’s Ibadan Outing

2023: Adopt Peter Obi as Presidential Candidate, Obiano Tells APGA

February 5, 2023
Peter Obi Hugs Soludo, Prophesizes ‘He’ll Do Well as Governor’

Feb 25: Soludo Wishes ‘Peter Obi Best of Luck’ — says he’ll clear Anambra votes

January 20, 2023
soludo

Soludo calls for release of Nnamdi Kanu

January 14, 2023
Load More

APO

Recent Posts

  • Veteran Nollywood actor, Aguba who demanded ‘Israeli virgin’ returns home
  • Why I petitioned DSS to arrest Peter Obi – Keyamo
  • Guber polls: How we won without Peter Obi – Abia Governor-elect, Otti
  • OPINION | Good Governance in Nigeria? — doubtful, given our democratic practice, By Clement Uwayah
  • OPINION | Elections 2023, Bruised Political Parties and Crushed Nigerians, By Magnus Onyibe

Recommended

Prof. Abednego Eloghene Ekoko, 79! A Tribute

Prof. Abednego Eloghene Ekoko, 79! A Tribute

1 year ago
The NAHCON Intervention in Nigeria’s Diplomatic Profiling – a travelogue, By Tunde Akanni

Contextualising ‘Emergency Hajj 2022’ in Relation to Nigeria, By Tunde Akanni, PhD

6 months ago
MetrowatchXtra

MetrowatchXtra is an online daily newspaper poised to act as a catalyst in our debate and desire for well-governed Nigeria and provide the much-needed platform for all, irrespective of social, religious or political divide, to express their views.
Metrowatchxtra Nigeria

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Our Privacy Policy
  • Contact

© 2022 Metrowatchxtra Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • World
  • Business
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Health

© 2022 Metrowatchxtra Nigeria

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist