According to Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomole, the change Nigerians
yearned for during the 2015 elections is the one they are experiencing
now. Oshiomole says the Buhari led government who came into power on the
change mantra, is correcting the mistakes of the past which will
definitely take time. He said this while speaking at the national
executive committee meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association yesterday June
17th.
“I know that right now, everybody is talking in the country. Is this the
change we asked for? And my answer is Yes. It is the change we asked
for. For all of us in this hall, you know that the challenge of fixing a
house that has been destroyed is much more cumbersome than even
building a completely new house because for the one that has been
destroyed, you have to start by removing the debris. You have to check
whether the foundations are weak so that you remove them. You must first
do a lot of cleansing and excavation. That is what President Muhammadu
Buhari is doing. And people expect that in 12 months you would have
fixed what was destroyed in 16 years. It is simply not possible and in
any case, you must also recognize that even the pressure on the naira is
the result of the so much dollars that was taken out and it will
require a lot of efforts at a time of collapsed prices and the challenge
of oil export to fix what was completely mismanaged. So, I ask us as
elite, we have a duty to explain to the Nigerian people: Changes will
come, but they won’t come by trying to remove a house with smoke under.
You must extinguish the fire and make sure the foundations are strong,
and start the process of rebuilding gradually. Is this the Change we
asked for? Yes. It’s the Change we asked for. There is no way miracles
can occur in the life of a nation. The challenge of re-fixing the house
that has been destroyed is much more cumbersome,” Mr. Oshiomhole said.
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