Nigerians not taking advantage of their powers – Guber aspirant

A Gubernatorial hopeful in the 2019 governorship election in kwara state, Mallam Lukman Mustapha, has said that Nigerians particularly, Kwarans have not taken full advantage of the powers which democracy had vested on them to better their lives.
The banker regretted that despite the enormous powers democracy had vested in citizens and the resources with which God had endowed the nation, majority have continued to wallow in poverty.
“Democracy has truly afforded us the opportunity of contributing our quota to changing the developmental narratives of our respective states and Nigeria at large, but less are these advantages been harnessed”, he said .
Mustapha’s assertion was contained in a statement by his media office issued in Ilorin and made available to our Correspondent to mark this year’s Democracy day celebration.
The statement reads in parts ‘‘We must ensure objectivity and put the state first in whatever civic decision we make, in voting and other political participations.
Our voices should be priceless and uncompromising in the interest of the prosperity and humanity.
‘‘We must be fi rm in our resolve to make Kwara and Nigeria work for it’s people, we must ceaselessly make our voices heard with civility, appreciating the fact that Democracy bequeath on us the power to be the decider of our own national fate, we must maximize the opportunity availed us by Democracy.
‘‘I also use this opportunity to once again admonish all Kwarans of conscience to rise and demand a better deal from its leaders, we can’t aff ord to continue to go thirsty while sitting on the river bank, we all must rise up and be counted.
‘‘Happy Democracy Day Kwarans and Nigerians, it is my hope that the coming years will birth better democratic experience where the true tenets of democracy will become the norm