Former Anambra State governorship candidate and founder of the Valiant Movement, Valentine Ozigbo, has stated that Nigeria’s major political figures, including President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, are not fundamentally different from one another and should be regarded as part of the country’s current challenges.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Monday, Ozigbo maintained that the nation’s political crisis transcends party affiliations, stressing that misconduct and poor leadership are not exclusive to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
He lamented what he described as a deep moral decline in Nigeria’s political system, expressing dissatisfaction with the quality of leadership across the political spectrum. According to him, the country’s problems are rooted in a broader political culture that cuts across all parties.
Ozigbo also advised young Nigerians against placing their future entirely in the hands of established politicians, arguing that some of those seeking leadership positions today have played roles in creating the challenges confronting the nation.
He called on the younger generation to become more actively involved in shaping Nigeria’s future, noting that they would ultimately bear the responsibility of rebuilding the country.
The former governorship candidate further revealed that he no longer believes the older generation can deliver the level of transformation required to move the country forward.
Ozigbo said: “I’m not exonerating APC. I’m not defending APC. I never went in to APC to applaud what I see in APC. A lot of evils happen in Nigeria, in APC, Labour Party, NDC, in all of them.
“There’s dearth of morality in politics in Nigeria. Forget who’s in power. As a matter of fact, I don’t even see much difference in all these people running for elections.
“There’s no difference between Tinubu, Obi, and Kwankwaso and co. That’s what I see; they are problems right now.
“I am saying this because the younger generation needs to wake up and stop outsourcing their destiny to people who, in some cases, have contributed to the problems of Nigeria, while expecting them to fix it.
“We need to remind young people that they are the ones who will ultimately rebuild this country. I have lost confidence in the older generation to drive the kind of change Nigeria needs.”
