Independence: ADC’s Kachikwu celebrates voiceless Nigerians bearing the burden of leadership failures
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By Chris Ochayi
The presidential candidate of Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, in the 2023 Presidential election, Dumebi Kachikwu has paid a tribute to poverty ravaged Nigerians, who he said are helpless and hapless burden bearers of decades of mostly failed leadership.
Kachikwu, wbo poured encomium on the category of these citizens in his Independence Day message released in Abuja, hailed their patriotism for keeping the peace in spite of hope deferred.
He said, “Independence Day is our national day of individual and collective evaluation of our nationhood. We look at how far we have come and the whys and wherefores of our mistakes and missteps.
“On this day, I can’t help but think of the sacrifices of our heroes past and wonder what they would say if they saw the Nigeria they laboured and sacrificed for in the here and now of October 1st, 2025.
“I can’t help but think about the sacrifices our overburdened masses are making as they are once again asked to keep faith and hope against hope that tomorrow will be a better day.
It is to this sacrifice and hope that I want to speak to today. The majority of our people who are helpless and hapless are the burden bearers of decades of mostly failed leadership.
“In their voicelessness they continue to carry the weight of our nation’s many problems, for were they to ever vent their collective frustrations, our country would implode.
“As they search fruitlessly for their inheritance in the promise that was and is Nigeria, they continue to sacrificially tolerate and forgive the many failed promises of our leaders.
“Today, I celebrate the heroism and patriotism of the Nigerian people who have kept the peace in spite of hope deferred.
“The good book says hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. (Proverbs 13:12).
“The question most Nigerians are asking of their leaders today is when will their desires come? When will the Nigeria of their dreams emerge? When will this nation work for everyone irrespective of tribe, tongue and religion?
“From generation to generation, father after father has sold the promise of a better Nigeria to son after son. Today, they collectively ask their leaders; are you the ones to usher in a better Nigeria or should we look to another?
“Happy Independence Day everyone and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
