A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has suggested that Nigeria may need external intervention, including a return of British colonial rule, to address the country’s governance and security challenges.
Papers News reports that Galadima made the remark on Thursday while speaking during a programme on African Independent Television.
Speaking on the current state of the nation, Galadima urged the government to put aside selfish interests and focus on protecting citizens and creating an environment where Nigerians can thrive.
According to him, leadership must concentrate on ensuring security and promoting conditions that allow citizens to live productive lives.
“The government should remove selfishness and do the job of protecting the citizens and providing an enabling environment for the citizens to thrive,” he said.
The NNPP chieftain also suggested that the government could consider engaging foreign mercenaries to address the country’s security challenges.
He argued that such measures might help restore order and stability in the country.
“How the government can do the job is bring in mercenaries to sort out the country,” he said.
Galadima further suggested that if the government is unable to resolve the country’s challenges, Nigeria could request Britain to return and administer the country again.
He said, “If they can’t bring mercenaries, let them ask Britain to come back and colonize us again.
“They can sanitize the country, put us in the rule of law, teach us democracy and good governance and ultimately, stop corruption.”
