By our Reporter
A former Permanent Secretary in Ogun State Civil Service, Prince Niyi Olatidoye has asserted that Nigeria needs people of conscience at the helm of affairs for turnaround of the country’s fortunes.
Olatidoye posited this over the weekend at a virtual Democracy Day event he chaired which was themed ‘June 12 Lessons: A Panacea for Political Instability and Insecurity’.
He emphasised that Nigeria can only be better if everyone comes together to work for the common good at the event organised by Sparkight News, published by Mr Tosin Adesile, in honour of the late Moshood Kasimawo Abiola and his father, Pa Samuel Taiwo Adesile who both died on June 12.
In the same vein, Akin Fatunke, Chief Executive Officer of Kronikla & Associates who doubles as Managing Partner of Akin Fatunke & Co noted that Nigeria is “currently operating at a template which is not working and cannot work”.
Fatunke who was the guest speaker narrated his encounters with the late Abiola and established that he had a knack for identifying talents.
He urged the citizenry not to give up on the country with the optimism that better days lie ahead.
For his part, the Online Editor of The Nation Newspapers, Mr Sunday Oguntola lamented disunity in the media industry, forestalling the ability to act as change agents in combating the challenges bedeviling the country.
Oguntola urged media players to take a cue from efforts by the media in the June 12 struggle and how they were able to achieve so much in unity despite threats and attacks on the press at the time.
During closing remarks, Adesile, who played host, called for the need to put paid to voter apathy, explaining that it is never the solution to achieving a better Nigeria.
“We need to keep trying and experimenting,” the online publisher urged.