Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has noted with dismay the current hardship in the country, saying Nigeria is currently at the Intensive Care Unit in need of emergency resuscitation.
He made the revelation during an interactive with newsmen at his Sokoto residence on Saturday.
According to the former Governor of Sokoto state and one time Speaker of the House of Representatives, he had wanted not to talk on the state of the country.
“I deliberately chose to remain silent for 9 months on state of the Nigerian nation.
” My quiet mood is my state of mind. I simply chose not to speak.
” When you are involved in something and the unexpected happens, you remain quiet. I have been introspective”, he said.
“But on the state of the nation go and ask the people on the street. In fact, you don’t have to go far ask yourself about the state of the nation.
“Nigeria is in Intensive Care Unit. It needs urgent resuscitation-
“We all have that responsibility irrespective of party, religious or ethnic affiliation to rescue the country.
“We need to do a soul searching. Let’s speak to our humanity. We are all human. We need compassion,” he said
Tambuwal however, enjoined media to step up in discharging their professional responsibilities.
” Nigeria needs you most at this trying moments. You are not really doing enough. You have more than enough space to x-ray the country in defence of public and national interest. You are watch dogs and voice of the voiceless. You need to hold and make the system drivers accountable.
” Journalism is service to humanity in the interest of the nation. Nigeria needs everyone of us as driver. The country is in ICU for resuscitation.
” Is now that the country needs your professional strength for the needed change. We need to collectively give hope to the country and its citizens “, he expressed with concerns.