Sanusi, a former governor of Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN), was speaking at The Platform,
an annual conference organised by Covenant
Christian Centre in Lagos, on Thursday.

The virtual event hosted by Poju Oyemade, its
convener, was to commemorate the nation’s
60th independence anniversary.

Nigeria has witnessed series of ethnoreligious
crisis which has resulted in several ethnic groups
calling for a referendum.

When asked about ways to solve the crisis and
restore peace, Sanusi said Nigerians must
recognize that irrespective of political office,
every citizen must be good representatives of
their beliefs, religion and ethnic groups.

He said those who claim to represent the
interest of southerners and northerners due to
the political positions they occupy are more
concerned about their pockets than happenings
in the various areas they represent.

“Ethno-religious crisis is not so much from
Nigerians but the Nigerian elites. We have
identities in Nigeria but the construction of
opposing identities, the political process, is
basically the Nigerian elite competing among
itself for a share of the national cake,” he said.

“I don’t think that the people who say they are
fighting for Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba are really
interested. I mean when they get there at the
end of the day, it is about them and their
families.

“There is nobody out there that is really
representing north or south or east. They claim
to be if you look out there in the cabinet. In the
history of Nigeria, there has never been a
government that does not have people from
every part of the country.

“So the first thing to recognize is that we must
get away from the sense that holding political
office is what makes you representative of a
people.”

Sanusi also commended the federal government
for its decision to remove fuel subsidy.

He added that the reforms being adopted by the
government will yield positive results.

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Blame this useless democrazy we are practicing.