Nigerian Politicians Becoming Unpatriotic – Bafarawa

A former governor of Sokoto State, Dalhatu Bafarawa, has said political leaders in the country are losing a sense of patriotism which engenders national growth and development.

Bafarawa noted that shrinking opposition politics in the country poses a great threat to Nigeria’s democracy, saying he is worried to see opposition parties and politicians decimated into the ruling party for personal gains and not for the interest of the people.

Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa Service aired on Saturday and monitored by our correspondent in Bauchi, Bafarawa who recently resigned from partisan politics, said if things are allowed to continue to degenerate, it spells doom for both the country and its people.

“Northern governors and politicians are self-centered but pay poor attention to improving the welfare of their people,” he said.

He noted that the ball is now in the hands of the electorate who are now witnessing Nigeria retrogressing, adding that it is enough to make them wise and choose competent leaders in the next general elections.

Bafarawa insisted that he would not stop critiquing the current situation of the country, warning that everyone is guilty for the mess in the country.