Nigeria could have evaporated like smoke, according to Femi Adesina, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media.
The spokesman made the remark in a message commemorating Nigeria’s 61st anniversary, titled “For Nigeria At 61, It’s Lafiya Dole, Peace By Force.”
Some people, according to Adesina, are questioning what all the fuss is about the country celebrating more than six decades of independence.
According to the aide, every landmark or milestone achieved in life is significant since Nigeria might as well not have arrived at this moment.
“We could have fallen by the wayside, or vanished like smoke. The world owes nobody a living. Not individuals, not countries.
“That is why the Good Book enjoins us to number our days, “that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom (Psalm 90:12)”, he noted.
Critics, according to Adesina, compare Nigeria to an adult destined to a life of crawling, citing instability, agitations, millions of jobless youngsters, a struggling economy, massive corruption, and other issues that have plagued the country.
He stated that Nigeria is a country with a rising economy, with indices on the rise, promising to improve, and where corruption is aggressively combated.
According to Adesina, the government is eradicating its enemies of the soul, cleaning up terrorist-infested forests, cities, and towns, with the goal of restoring peace in the shortest period feasible.
He further described Nigeria as the land of renaissance in infrastructure: rail, roads, bridges, airports, and others.
The image maker lamented how some people do not want peace for the country and promote, celebrate rupture of tranquility.
Adesina said they are glad when troops suffer reversals on the battlefield but pretend not to see when security forces make advances and give enemies bloody noses.
“When bombs go off, killing and maiming innocent people, when bandits sack villages, or invade schools and abduct students, they quickly shout ‘security architecture,’ and alleged incompetence.
“They trumpet negatives, and close their eyes to positives. And in the blind search for power and relevance, they even subterraneanly bankroll terrorists.”
Adesina added that there’s no room for endless wailings on what has not been done, ignoring the lot accomplished and prayed for peace for Nigeria.
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