Former Commissioner for Information in Rivers State Dr Emma Okah has appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to make more sacrifices.
According to him, the endurance level of most Nigerians is nearing breaking point and no one can tell how much more it can be stretched.
Speaking to newsmen today in Port Harcourt, Dr Okah said there is no balance of sacrifice between the leadership and followership in Nigeria.
“Evidence abound to show that while the leadership class is not ready to make sacrifices, they have constantly pushed the masses to the brink of collapse and if this is not managed well, a day may come when the rich and the poor would cry”, he warned.
He pointed out that within a space of 12 months, the removal of fuel subsidy, Dollar/Naira recalibration, increase in electricity tariffs, the sweeping inflation in the land as well as dwindling agricultural produce due to insecurity have made most Nigerian lives more brutish, meaningless and utterly hopeless.
While commending the masses for showing genuine understanding and making enormous sacrifices in the face of this new call to save the Nation ruined by her leaders, Dr Okah urged President Bola Tinubu and other leaders in top leadership positions across board to lead by example and reduce the glaring wastages in government.
“When a people choose to bail themselves from any difficult position, the only rational thing to do is for all hands to be on the plough,” he said, noting that sieving those who are to bear the burden while others are feeding fat from the common treasury is a recipe for anarchy.
