Governor of Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike, has said Nigeria’s 59 years is more like 59 years of wasted dreams.
According to him the country’s poor electoral system, has resulted to poor leadership.
Wike stated this during the Independence Day parade in Port-Harcourt the Rivers State capital, on Tuesday.
He added that the 20 years of electoral process in Nigeria has remained fraudulent and incapable of delivering free and fair elections.
“We pride ourselves as a democratic nation, yet for 20years, our electoral process has remained widely fraudulent and incapable of delivering free and fair elections.
“Yet, we are shamefully carrying on as if all is well, resisting every attempt at providing a credible electoral system, and not minding the monumental damage this has caused and continues to cause to the character and quality of our politics, leadership recruitment and nation-building.
“But today, it’s more like 59 years of wasted dreams, mismanaged opportunities and hope deferred for our country and our people as disunity, mutual mistrust, intolerance, hatred and violence continue to corrode the fragile walls that feebly bind the nation”, Wike stated.
