A former Speaker, House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba, has stated that Nigeria is heading for doom due to the lack of internal democracy in the various political parties in the country.
Na’aba made this remark at the launch of a book titled: “Of Rust and Gold (Snippets of History)” in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Wednesday.
The book was authored by a former member of the House of Representatives, Barr. Femi Kehinde.
The former Speaker, who chaired the occasion, urged all Nigerians, particularly professionals, to participate in politics, or at worst, monitor political activities to disallow ‘fools’ from emerging as leaders.
His words: “It will be a curse for me if I leave this venue without addressing the issue of internal democracy within our political parties. I have been speaking on this everywhere I have the opportunity to do so because this is an issue that affects not only politicians but all Nigerians.
“The time has come when we must recognise the importance of participating in the politics of the country. This is because if we must all accept democracy as a way of life, we must be familiar with what is going on.
“The essence of democracy is to have good leaders and good governance for the economic, social and political development of our country. Today, the obliteration of internal democracy within our political parties has caused so much damage to our polity.
“Let me assure you that unless all of us confront this serious infraction on our democracy, our nation will continue to suffer. It does not matter if we as individuals are rich or not, but as long as members of our communities and societies are not allowed to become what they want to be through their God-given endowments, this country is doomed.”
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