The Discourse

This is crucial now as events unfold and we must learn and indeed emulate the Wilson example. For there are bigger readjustments ahead which will pitch the government against entrenched, even divisive interests. Except a blow out over the inevitable merging of mul ple exchange rates as well as the cost driven ra onalisa on of the machinery of the government.

The Resolu on Must Be Unwavering

It will be a hard run thing to pursue reforms in a country hobbled with ins tu onal inadequacies as well as trust deficits. A democracy works best when at a me of crisis, the poli cal establishment work out in unison “a na onal democra c agreement” in order to forge a common front of civil and poli cal society to confront the crises in favour of the na onal interest. A good example of this in Nigeria was the unified response to the economic crisis of 1962, leading to the all-party acceptance of that year’s “austerity measures”. Difficult as it is in today’s context, the Tinubu government must forge a na onal consensus which will be needed to achieve amongst other things the devolu on of powers so desirable in other to breathe a fresh impetus into the Republic.

The inaugura on speech indicates a resolve to start anew. We are confident that it will be kept up, refreshed with the fierce urgency of now.