20 years of democracy: Our leaders have failed us, says I go Dye

As President Muhammadu Buhari began his second term in office, on Wednesday, May 29, popular comedian, I Go Dye has taken a swipe at the political development of the country, lamenting that the past 20 years of Nigerian democracy has brought about untold hardship, disunity and insecurity than it has impacted positively on the well-being of the citizenry.

The popular comedian made this observation in a statement he released, on Wednesday, to commemorate the inauguration of Buhari's second term in office. He decried the failure of the federal government to salvage the dwindling economy of the nation in the past 20 years.

According to him, while the will of the people, their freedom to be heard and represented was nurtured in democratic principles, the present democratic setting in the country is a complete departure from the norms.

He said with years,months and days gone by,the agonies of disappointment,hate,marginalization,corruption and injustice have continued to ruin the collective well-being of the people. This price, he stressed has become so expensive to maintain, as it also expands into billion's of dollars just to satisfy our elected officials,while the gap of poverty continue to grow.

“Our former Presidents, Governors and legislators have continued to take home packages that our elder statesmen never enjoyed after labouring for 35 years. They are frustrated everyday with several screenings for their pensions. The freedom of democracy has created monsters in our political landscape, breed demons in the midst a religious society that has no value for human lives,” he bemoans. The price of democracy has given birth to kidnapping, suicide bombers,insurgents,militants, armed bandits,herdsmen, ritualists, Boko haram and numerous political cronies' that are desperate to divide this nation, if their selfish interest is uttered.”

“Today, public institutions are left for the poor masses to bear following the ills of unproductive governments in the past 20 years of this faceless and expensive journey called democracy. Till date, no bill has been passed to reduce the unemployment rate nor improve the life expectancy of the people. Nigerian Democracy has given birth to an endless frustration, leading to the increasing rate at which young people take their lives out of frustration,” ' I Go Dye lamented.