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Veteran Nollywood actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has alleged that many Police Officers and members of the Armed Forces can no longer go home to their families when they are on leave because they can’t afford the transport fares.
According to him, many of the security officers now prefer to remain in the forest rather than go to their families.
The Labour Party chieftain argued that the security forces are not well paid and are now being forced to embark on protests to get reasonable retirement benefits.
Naija News reports Okonkwo made the allegation in a statement on Sunday, in which he lamented the worsening economic situation in Nigeria and particularly blamed the administration of President Bola Tinubu for the bad economy.
The politician argued that Nigeria is naturally blessed but has failed to harness the God-given resources.
He submitted that Nigeria needs to wake up and take its leadership role in Africa before the entire continent can realize its potential.
According to Okonkwo, “Nigeria is one of the most blessed countries on earth. It’s no longer news that the Africa map looks like a revolver, and Nigeria looks like the trigger. Nelson Mandela was clear that “the world will not respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect. The black people of the world need Nigeria to be great as a source of pride and confidence.” Of course, just as no revolver can shoot without its trigger, Africa can not move confidently around the world without the leadership of Nigeria.
“Nigeria’s total land area is approximately 923,768 square kilometres (356,668 square miles), with most of them very arable. This makes it the 14th largest country in Africa in land area. Most of the other countries with larger land areas are predominantly desert lands. The country’s coastline along the Gulf of Guinea is about 774 kilometres (480 miles) long. This length of coastline can turn any country to a blue economy giant when properly harnessed. We have more than 200 million people in our country. The populace is educated enough to supply all the needed manpower requirements for any indigenous and expatriate companies. We have so many doctors and nurses that our products are poached by other countries in the medical field.
“Unfortunately, this giant of Africa has gradually degenerated into a ghost of its old self. The police and armed forces can no longer guarantee the lives and property of their citizens. The men and officers of the police and armed forces are so ill treated that the retired ones embark on protests to press for sustainable retirement emoluments. The current serving officers are in dire straits. Their income has been rubbished by the incompetent devaluation of their currency by the current Tinubu administration. They now have to exchange about N1,600.00 of their poor salary with $1 to perform any transaction. They can no longer afford transportation to go back home to see their families whenever they are granted leave, with some of them preferring to remain in the forest to spend the leave.”
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