A former Chief of Naval Staff,
Vice-Admiral Jubrila Ayinla (retd.), has cautioned Nigerian
leaders not to be deceptive while solving the country’s problems.
The ex-naval chief said this during
the 90th anniversary of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria in Lagos.
He said that one of
the conditions for Nigeria to survive beyond 2015 was for its leaders
to find the right solutions to the nation’s challenges.
Ayinla said, “Nigeria will
survive beyond 2015 as long as we tackle our problems. We know our problems but
it is left for us to acknowledge the problems and to face them squarely. One of
our problem is the preponderance of our population. Our population is weighed
down by poverty.
“Our leaders are not speaking
out. As leaders, when things are going bad, we should not keep quiet. We should
come out and say the truth no matter who is going to be affected. One of those
things that are affecting us is that we don’t always want to come out and say the
truth. Truth is bitter but we don’t like hearing or saying it.”
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You can't say the truth when you are corrupt. Majority of us from both sides are all corrupt. Most of our political, religious and traditional leaders were bribed in the previous elections in the name of gift. How can you expect somebody with such character to speak out? If this can't be controlled just forget it Ayinla. A corrupt mouth can never speak out the truth. We are all death, May our soul rest in peace.
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