{"id":178726,"date":"2025-09-13T07:38:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T06:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerias-political-class-visionless-and-corrupt"},"modified":"2025-09-13T08:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T07:44:36","slug":"nigerias-political-class-visionless-and-corrupt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-political-class-visionless-and-corrupt","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s Political Class Visionless and Corrupt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A group under the aegis of the Northern League of Democrats, NLD, has decried the state of Nigerian economy, stressing that it has been dwindling over the years.<\/p>\n<p>The convener of the group, Umar Ardo, stated this on Friday, while responding to questions in an interview on \u2018Prime Time\u2019, a programme on Arise Television.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Nigeria\u2019s political class are visionless and corrupt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unity of Nigeria is at stake; insecurity and all sorts of vices have plagued Nigerian states because the political class cannot drive Nigeria into development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, Nigeria\u2019s economy has been dwindling; the political class are visionless and corrupt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that there are politicians that are just trying to use politics in order to build up their pockets. But a whole lot of us are not like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are patriotic. We have a clear vision. We know where to drive the country to, and we have our strategy to get to where we want to get.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A group under the aegis of the Northern League of Democrats, NLD, has decried the state of Nigerian economy, stressing that it has been dwindling over the years. 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