The president of Turning Point Nigeria TPN, Sir Oswald Chima Okebata has called on Nigerians especially democratic institutions and the citizenry to be mindful of the events that took place across the nation of Nepal recently that has captivated many Nigerian political activists, youths and some concerns citizenry.
In a press discussion and chats with the journalists in his office at Uper-debby town in the state of Pennsylvania of United States of America, USA.
According to the TPN president, sir Okebata, many of Nigerians salivating wishing that Nigerians will have the courage to recrate what happened in Nepal to Nigeria state, while most reasonable Nigerians wish for a change of government in the country. Nigerian is not Nepal, our history and level of political development is very different, he said.
Sir Okebata revealed that Nigeria is a more advanced democracy than Nepal. In his statement, he said that Nigeria have 36 years of democracy out of our 65 years history, while Nepal had only 16 years of democracy. Nepal was just a kingdom 16 years ago; their first revolution was to force King Gyanendra to give up his throne for the new republic. Before that Nepal had been in political turmoil from Maoist factions who were trying to impose communist government in the country, he stated.
Sir Oswald Chima Okebata, President, Turning Point Nigeria, TPN
Turning Point Nigeria boss says Nigeria and Nepal have very different history and political development; one commonality is that both share a corrupt and ineffective government. Nepal parliamentary system of government has seen thirteen changes in 16 years. They are used to frequent changing of government either by revolution or by parliamentary process, while in Nigeria we are generally use to our imperfect elections which is far better than burning down our cities and killing our fellow citizens, he said.
He advised those who care about Nigeria political and economic development should not be wishing Nepal kind of revolution in Nigeria, rather they should focus on making our election system better.
in the press discussion, sir Okebata called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to implement vital reforms ahead of the 2027 elections to ensure free, fair, and credible polls.
He emphasised that INEC, the judiciary, and security agencies, as well as other democratic institutions in the country, have critical roles in upholding the rule of law and preventing similar unrest. Copying what is happening in one of the least nations of the world is not a way forward for Nigeria.
We all are living witnesses of the corruption and mismanagement of Nigeria resources under this Tinubu administration, so every Nigerian should work harder in our democratic process to defeat the APC in the next election. The only lesson we should learn for Nepal is that no government is stronger than the will of the people, he admonished.
In Nepal, with all their corruption and underdevelopment it took the ban of their social media assess by their government to reach the breaking-point of the Gen-Z generation in that country to start the revolution that removes their malfunctioning government
Now, the question is what it will takes for Nigeria Gen Z to wake up to the reality of bad government here in Nigeria. In 2027 general elections, every Nigerians must be aware that it is time to put aside all our tribal and religious difference to elect a government that will work for a better Nigeria, he said.
We Nigerians are living through a difficult time created by Tinubu and his corrupt APC who are very determined to remain in power for the next four years. Nigerians seeing what the power of the people can do to change a bad government should not use that power the wrong way but rather use a constitutional means which is election to remove Tinubu from office in 202, Okebata said.
We should not allow the manipulation of North versus south politics to divide us and thereby allow APC back in power. The future is now in the hands of our Gen Z generation, Nepal is a case study, but we should do better by following the democratic process. Our vote is our power let use it wisly, he warned.
