By: Tochi Onyeubi
Imo born, London front line politician, Cllr. Anna Mbachu- Ogbuebile has expressed optimism and faith in the future of Nigeria, saying the country has potentials to rise.
Speaking during an interview with our correspondent over the phone, in commemoration of the country’s 60th anniversary celebration, Chief Dr. Anna Mbachu maintained that, there is still hope in Nigeria, if only the country can go back to drawing board and articulate innovative techniques in addressing myriads of her problems.
The Chairperson for Association of British Nigerian Councillors, stressed that Nigeria, having come a long way, shouldn’t use other developed countries as a yardstick to judge their problems and progress but concentrate on issues peculiar to her and address them.
“Rome wasn’t built in a day. The problem we have as a developing country is, we are trying to run and be on the same wave length with developed countries. We should expect that we are going to make our own mistakes but not one that is detrimental to human life.”
She advised that if those at the helm of affairs can channel the countries resources into judicious use as well as engage the citizenry in the scheme of things, Nigeria will grow.
Advising leaders, the first black woman Mayor of London Borough of Waltham Forest, charged them to be innovative in bringing fresher perspectives and ideas to bear on the people even as she maintained that, more youths and women should be allowed their right of place in the Nigeria political system
“Nigeria needs to make laws, with the view to impact positively. I won’t condemn what we have on ground because, there have been improvement in women drafted into politics and high positions unlike what was obtainable before. There is always room for improvement.”
“For me getting positions I got as woman, was due to equal opportunities laid out and made possible by laws enacted to condemn discrimination”, she said.
Speaking further, she urged leaders to do away with laws that are obsolete and ensure that every sector and system is revived and strengthened for better service delivery.
