Abiodun Ajiboye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), has argued that Nigeria has lacked a clear developmental vision since gaining independence in 1960.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Tuesday, June 16, Ajiboye said the country’s infrastructure growth had been largely uncoordinated over the years, blaming successive administrations for failing to implement established development plans.
According to him, several infrastructure projects currently being executed by President Bola Tinubu were originally conceived decades ago but were neglected by previous governments.
“The situation with Nigeria is like a country that has existed since 1960 without a clear direction in terms of infrastructure development. We didn’t have any direction,” Ajiboye said.
“Some of the infrastructure projects that President Bola Tinubu is executing today are development plans that date back to 1983 and were not pursued by successive administrations.”
He also lamented what he described as a failure to deliberately cultivate patriotism, nationalism, and civic responsibility among citizens.
“Also, a conscious effort wasn’t made to build a society of nationalistic, patriotic and civil Nigerians. The problems of Nigeria should be every individual’s problem,” he added.
