Former Lagos State Governor,Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
Former Lagos State Governor,Asiwaju Bola Tinubu,
on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Ikeja Cantonment bomb
blasts yesterday, deplored the inability of the Federal Government to
fulfil its promises to the victims of the explosions.
He
said while his administration and that of his successor delivered on
theirs,the federal authorities have not deemed it fit to live up to
expectations.
“What
happened to all the promises they made to these people? Ten years is a
long time to wait and hope!,” he declared in a speech at the ceremony”,
he said.
He
added: “Ten years down the road, I am saddened by the fact that the
Federal Government is yet to deliver on all the promises made to the
victims.”
He
recalled the conduct of the then President Olusegun Obasanjo who,
while inspecting the scene of the blasts, shouted down a hurting victim
and said he did not have to be at the blast site.
“I
remind you of this not to disparage the person of the former president,
but to drive home my point about power and responsibility. That soldier
could no longer care if he was going to be court-martialled or shot for
confronting his commander-in-chief. He felt the condition of the
victims ought to have evoked pity from the nation’’s number 1 citizen,”
he said.
Reviewing
the current security situation in the country,Asiwaju Tinubu said: “We
live in a country we no longer recognise. Bombs everywhere, collapsed
social and economic infrastructure, near total security breakdown and a
government that functions in fits and starts.
“We cannot go on like this as a people and a country and expect a different or better result.”
Challenging
Nigerians to hold their governments to account, if there must be
improvements in the present situation, he declared:“We must not relent
in extracting from our leaders the promise of a better life, of economic
emancipation, employment and a country that builds institutions that
can offer the citizenry a better life.”
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