Nigeria On The Verge Of Collapse, Might Not Survive Another Six Months — Robert Clarke SAN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke, has said Nigeria
might not survive the problem of insecurity for another six
months.

Clarke, who was speaking on Channels Television’s Programme,
Sunday Politics, noted that the country was on the verge of
collapse, stressing that the prevailing security situation now was
worse than the situation during the Shehu Shagari-led government in
1982.

He said, “The problem in Nigeria is that people who should know
don’t want to know and do not know. The security section is talking
and talking and talking, what are they doing? The security
situation in this country today is so bad that I, Robert Clarke,
cannot guarantee Nigeria another six months.

“The problems are so overwhelming and they have been created by
these same politicians since 1999 constitution came in to be and
this crop of politicians, young boys then, who were swimming in
Sani Abacha’s loot and trying to form as many political parties for
him, got into money and came into politics, Nigeria has never been
the same.

“Nigeria is worse than it was in 1982. 1982 when Shehu Shagari
was the president of the country is a better Nigeria than today,
2021. What is the cause? The cause is the leadership we have.

“Now, I want to propose about security, I may be right or wrong.
Now, there is no gainsaying that Nigeria is on the brink of
collapse. I had, seven years ago, 70% interest in this government,
today I don’t have 10% in this government again.

“Something has to be done and these are my solutions: Nigeria
has to be changed from what it is today and the only way to change
it is to create a state (of emergency) that will make the 1999
constitution ungovernable. We want a state of emergency to be
created in Nigeria today.

“How do we do it? Under the Nigerian constitution, the
President, who is the commander-in-chief has all the power to
delegate all his chief powers to the chief of defence staff. Let
him now talk to the president of the Senate, let him now talk to
the Speaker of the house and all the governors that a state of
emergency is now going to be declared in Nigeria, which means all
governors must go, all legislators must go.

“The military will now set up six geographical zones that we
believe in our hearts, still exists but let’s start on that. Allow
military governance over those states. I can assure you, the day
Nigeria is released to six states, and there is a state of
emergency, 80% of the money being spent on governance will be
returned to the treasury. Then, we can sit and rejig Nigeria, let
all the states control their internal resources.”

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke, has said Nigeria
might not survive the problem of insecurity for another six
months.

Clarke, who was speaking on Channels Television’s Programme,
Sunday Politics, noted that the country was on the verge of
collapse, stressing that the prevailing security situation now was
worse than the situation during the Shehu Shagari-led government in
1982.

He said, “The problem in Nigeria is that people who should know
don’t want to know and do not know. The security section is talking
and talking and talking, what are they doing? The security
situation in this country today is so bad that I, Robert Clarke,
cannot guarantee Nigeria another six months.

“The problems are so overwhelming and they have been created by
these same politicians since 1999 constitution came in to be and
this crop of politicians, young boys then, who were swimming in
Sani Abacha’s loot and trying to form as many political parties for
him, got into money and came into politics, Nigeria has never been
the same.

“Nigeria is worse than it was in 1982. 1982 when Shehu Shagari
was the president of the country is a better Nigeria than today,
2021. What is the cause? The cause is the leadership we have.

“Now, I want to propose about security, I may be right or wrong.
Now, there is no gainsaying that Nigeria is on the brink of
collapse. I had, seven years ago, 70% interest in this government,
today I don’t have 10% in this government again.

“Something has to be done and these are my solutions: Nigeria
has to be changed from what it is today and the only way to change
it is to create a state (of emergency) that will make the 1999
constitution ungovernable. We want a state of emergency to be
created in Nigeria today.

“How do we do it? Under the Nigerian constitution, the
President, who is the commander-in-chief has all the power to
delegate all his chief powers to the chief of defence staff. Let
him now talk to the president of the Senate, let him now talk to
the Speaker of the house and all the governors that a state of
emergency is now going to be declared in Nigeria, which means all
governors must go, all legislators must go.

“The military will now set up six geographical zones that we
believe in our hearts, still exists but let’s start on that. Allow
military governance over those states. I can assure you, the day
Nigeria is released to six states, and there is a state of
emergency, 80% of the money being spent on governance will be
returned to the treasury. Then, we can sit and rejig Nigeria, let
all the states control their internal resources.”