Politician Advises Yar'Adua On Anti-Graft Crusade - Thisday

21 December 2007
Posted to the web 21 December 2007

Ademola Adeyemo
Lagos

Frontline politician and Chieftain of the Action Congress(AC) in Lagos State, Chief Kayode Olowu, yesterday lamented the country's state of affairs and advised President Umaru Yar'Adua to declare a state of emergency on energy, education, security and others.

Olowu said unless the president swings into action by confronting the nation's problem headlong, things may continue to get worse.

While lamenting the poor state of things in all sectors, Olowu said ordinary Nigerians are presently going through hell, as they found it difficult to earn a decent living.

According to him, only a drastic solution can rescue Nigeria from the present state of decay which it found itself.

"Yar'Adua should rescue this country by declaring a state of emergency on energy, roads, health services, education and security, if need be, we can amend the law to take care of these emergencies, we cannot continue to pretend that all is well, the future generation will not forgive us if we fail to put things right now," he said.

Olowu also advised Yar'Adua to stop the sharing of crude oil earnings to state governments and local governments, adding that past experiences have shown that these funds are diverted by the governors to buy properties in foreign lands. Full Story