According to Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party's (SDP) presidential candidate, Nigeria is not continuing in the footsteps of its founders.
He made this statement yesterday in Nasarawa State's capital while paying respects to Sidi Bage-Mohammed 1, the Emir of Lafia.
He claims that when God created Nigeria, he didn't make a mistake. Instead, poor leadership has made it appear as though God erred.
His words: “Nigeria is blessed with so much resources such that every citizen should live above the poverty line, but today, 99 per cent (of the population) cannot boast of N100,000 in their savings accounts.
“The wealth of this nation is concentrated in the hands of just one per cent, who are stinkingly rich. This is not acceptable. When we are elected, this evil will be corrected.
“The people’s welfare was central in the minds of people like Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa and Obafemi Awolowo.
“SDP will unite Nigeria again if elected. Today, we are more divided on ethnic and religious grounds. This was what we never saw happening among our founding fathers till recently.”
In response, the monarch thanked the group for coming.
He asked them to stay calm before, during, and after the elections.