By: Adelowo Oladipo, Minna
A Frontline member of the Niger State’s chapter of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Yahaya Ability, has described as troubling, state of the Nation under the leadership of the ruling All Progressive Congress-led administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the last three years at the National level.
Yahaya Ability, also a member of the Board of Trustees of the PDP and Senatorial Candidate for Niger North Senatorial District in the next year’s general elections, lamented the present situation of the country.
Yahaya Ability, in a thought provoking interview with some select Journalists in Minna over the weekend, lamented that Nigeria has been drowned decades backwards through excessive borrowing of foreign loans by the Federal government without corresponding development.
He also lamented the deteriorating infrastructure, rising corruption, unbearable living standard by Nigerians and an alarming escalation of insecurity across the country orchestrated by Armed Bandits..
On Niger State and particularly the Niger North Senatorial Zone, he expressed deep concern that communities continue to live in fear despite increased FAAC allocations to states and various constituency intervention funds.
According to him, the foremost duty of any State Governor is the protection of lives and property, yet many citizens still go to bed uncertain of their safety,emphasizing that leadership must be measured not by promises or ability of deceitfulness but by the security and welfare enjoyed by the people.
The 2027 PDP Niger North Senatorial candidate pledged that if entrusted with the mandate of represent the Niger North Senatorial District in the Senate, the issue of security would never be treated as a mere sides discussion but would remain a top priority on the floor of the National Assembly, Abuja in the next political dispensation .
Yahaya Ability promised to be a relentless voice for vulnerable communities, down trodden and the voice of the voiceless to ensuring that their cries are heard where decisions are made for consideration.
He explained that Nigeria must move beyond commemorating democracy day but begin to build a nation that genuinely works for all devoid of regional, tribal, religious or any other primordial sentiments.
Marking Democracy Day in Nigeria, he argued that the occasion should transcend celebration and become a moment of national introspection, a day for honest reflection on the country’s challenges and a renewed commitment to fixing them.
According to him, “The true test of democracy,” he implied, “is not in the ceremonies we hold, but in the safety, dignity, and prosperity experienced by the citizenry.”
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