Implement People oriented policies, Ojikutu tells the political class

The first female elected Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has advised the political class to formulate and implement people centric policies.

Pointing out that many of the challenges currently confronting the country, including insecurity and economic downturn are self-inflicted, Alhaja Ojikutu attributed Nigeria’s problem to God’s anger, lawlessness, corruption and human wickedness to one another, and urged all citizens, irrespective of class, ethnicity and religion to turn to God sincerely, not by physically going to church or mosque, but with a repentant heart.

“If you read the Holy Book and look at what is happening in Nigeria, it shows that God is angry with this country. Everybody must be prayerful because God is angry and giving us a chance to repent, but we are missing that chance every time. God is angry because we (Nigerians) see the truth and we decide to follow falsehood and we are worshipping too many deities that are not for God. There is only one God and we worship Him in many ways. But people are not worshipping God sincerely. We should use our ways, words, deeds and actions to worship God. You cannot worship God and hurt your neighbour. There is no way you will hurt your neighbour and make someone sad and you will expect God to listen to you when you pray. You cannot see God physically, it is through the person you see physically that you will worship God.

We are wicked to one another. People owe you; they have the money and they refused to pay. The government owes workers; the government has the money and it refused to pay the workers and they say they should not steal. People are using human parts for money rituals to match the status of people who have stolen from the treasury. Our priorities are wrong. We have gone to the dog with our morals. We should turn to God sincerely and ask for forgiveness. People should turn to God for mercy and He will have mercy on Nigeria and give us rulers that will not punish us. God should give us leaders that have our interests at heart.

The former Deputy Governor who was speaking in an interview with newsmen in Lagos, on the commencement of the new Muslim Year, stated that Nigerian citizens must be sincere in hearts and deeds, while those in the position of authority should
stop enacting laws and displaying attitudes that are anti-people, noting that the unbearable policies by some of the public office holders are the cause of hardship and criminal activities in the country.

On the hike in the price of petrol, occasioned by the removal of subsidy, Alhaja Ojikutu stressed that this should not be so because Nigeria is wealthy and her people shouldn’t be sufferring.

“We are not doing things in the way of God. This hike in petrol pump price should not be, we know where the money is. There is enough of the country money in the hands of a few to rescue this nation. It only needs a courageous patriotic leader to change the narrative. Our commonwealth in the hands of the few can be plowed into the economy to revive it, create jobs, carry out massive reorientation, tackle terrorism with determination to ensure security and make agriculture attractive. Everyone should reflect on their actions, look inwards and resolve to make and take God’s fearing choices”