{"id":174691,"date":"2025-08-17T21:58:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T20:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerias-future-functionality-at-risk-says-adamu-garba"},"modified":"2025-08-17T23:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:11:01","slug":"nigerias-future-functionality-at-risk-says-adamu-garba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-future-functionality-at-risk-says-adamu-garba","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria’s Future Functionality at Risk Says Adamu Garba"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has warned that Nigeria risks collapse within a few decades if the country fails to overhaul its political and governance systems.<\/p>\n

Garba gave the warning in a statement via his X handle on Sunday, saying the biggest threat to Nigeria\u2019s democracy is what he described as the \u201cindustrialization of politics,\u201d where political victories take precedence over effective governance.<\/p>\n

The APC chieftain noted that while politicians focus on winning elections, critical sectors such as health and education remain underfunded and mismanaged.<\/p>\n

According to him, hospitals lack sufficient beds, schools lack teachers and classrooms, and inflation has become more of a political talking point than a problem requiring solutions.<\/p>\n

Garba also faulted the handling of insecurity, saying opposition parties often exploit rising violence as a political weapon instead of prioritizing the protection of lives and property.<\/p>\n

On infrastructure and investment, he said projects are approached from political rather than strategic perspectives, serving the interests of political actors rather than the common good.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best schools and hospitals in Nigeria are built by foreigners, despite trillions of naira allocated to education and health,\u201d he said, adding that loans such as the recent $300 million from the World Bank were being channeled into temporary solutions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) instead of lasting investments like hospitals.<\/p>\n

Garba further lamented the state of food security, noting that nearly half of Nigerians cannot afford the required daily calories while politicians continue to invest abroad.<\/p>\n

He further stressed that the problems were not limited to any political party but stem from a flawed system that requires a comprehensive overhaul.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next generation of Nigerians must tell ourselves the brutal truth and work towards a more honest and efficient system. Otherwise, we may not have a standing country within a few decades,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

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