In Nigeria, the phrase “new bride” is sometimes used to describe leaders who still present themselves as reformers despite long years in public office.
Atiku: 8 years as VP.
Obi: 8 years as Governor.
Kwankwaso: 18 years across the Executive and Legislature.
David Mark: 26 years of power (Military & Civilian).
Aregbesola: 20 years as Commissioner, Governor, and Minister.
Amaechi: 23 years as Speaker, Governor, and Minister.
Tambuwal: 20 years in the House and Government House.
El-Rufai: 12 years at the helm of FCT and Kaduna.
Malami: 8 years as the most controversial AGF in our history.
These are the people promising us new refineries, better roads, Good Hospitals and an end to poverty. They have held the keys to the kingdom for a combined two centuries, yet they act like they just arrived from the airport.
To believe in a "New Nigeria" led by the architects of the Old Nigeria is a special kind of madness.
-Ikechukwu Ezeribe
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