Buhari Fails Because Of Ineffective Aides—-Soyinka

<p><em>Buhari Fails Because of poor advice<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that what seems the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari can be traced to poor quality advice he gets from his aides&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This is the view of Professor Wole Soyinka who spoke on Arise TV in Lagos on Monday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Professor therefore recommended the immediate sack of some of the President’s aides&comma; saying they are not doing him or the nation any service&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is high time he sacked most people around him&semi; they are not doing him or the nation any service&comma; they are people who say to him what he wants to hear&comma; if he is depending on them&comma; then this government is doomed&comma;” he said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He noted that Nigeria is on a suicide slide&comma; if the federal government fails to urgently address the acceleration of disintegration which started a few years ago&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He also said it will be difficult for Nigeria to remain one&comma; if the present government fails to decentralize as fast as possible&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Said Soyinka&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Buhari should recognize the fact that the tempo of disintegration of this country has accelerated in the last couple of years beyond anything we ever knew since the civil war&period; I’m not sure Nigeria can remain as one if we fail to decentralize&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;If Nigeria fails to decentralize as fast as possible&comma; in such a way that people will see it manifesting&comma; then Nigeria cannot stay together&period; If a nation is on suicide slide&comma; the people who feel that they do not deserve that kind of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">suicidal slide<&sol;a> have a right to say sorry&comma; we are getting off this plane before it nose-dived&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am beginning to believe that people have different definitions for democracy&comma; particularly our political leaders and I’m beginning to wonder whether this government&comma; led by Buhari&comma; really understands the implication and full responsibility and commitment involved when people say they are practising democracy&comma;” he noted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;