Former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has asked Nigerians to take charge of their future, adding that the passive nature of citizens is being exploited by the political class.
Ezekwesili who lamented that bad governance had brought the country to its knees, said the missing link for a great future for the country has been the absence of citizens power.
She spoke on Wednesday at an event in Ikeja, Lagos, commemorating the June 12 Democracy Day in honour of Chief MKO Abiola.
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The event, organized by the Pro-Democracy Movement, was attended by business expert, Pat Utomi; former Kaduna State senator, Shehu Sani, Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Oginni and Muhammed Fawehinmi, the son of late prominent lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi.
The convener of the BringBackOurGirls Movement said since democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people, those at the helms of affairs should be bothered about the high rate of poverty in Nigeria, a problem Abiola wanted to resolve before his mandate was stolen.