There Is No Country Like Nigeria – Dino Melaye

Dino Melaye of Kogi state was jeered off the stage while speaking to Nigerian carnival goers at London’s Notting Hill Carnival on Monday, August 28, 2017.

He was continually interrupted by Nigerians in the crowd while he was on stage giving a speech.
He however continued speaking while the crowd kept teling him to leave the stage with some even shouting “Ole (thief)” several times.

After hurrying up his speech, Senator Melaye left the stage with another rendition of his signature ‘Ajekun Iya’ song and dance targeted at “the enemies of Nigeria”.

He said, “I congratulate Nigerians, and I say there’s no country like Nigeria. And for those of you who are here, you better come back home because very soon, by the grace of God, we’ll be greater.”

Dino Melaye also urged the political elite in the country to take responsibility for the poverty and hunger that have largely affected a majority of the country’s population.

“Apart from militocracy, politics is responsible for poverty and hunger in Nigeria. Unfortunately, we the leaders, myself inclusive, have failed this nation and have failed the younger generation – myself inclusive.

“The reason why we are where we are today is because there is a disconnect between leadership and followership.

“As I speak to you, the problem why we are where we are is because of trust. There is no trust between the governed and those governing.

“Once there is no trust between the followership and the leadership, it will definitely have a negative concomitant effect on the economy, and every other facet of our national life.

“Hunger and poverty have no political party, hunger and poverty have no religion. To have brought people to discuss on the line of APC or PDP is not correct, because the poor PDP man and the poor APC man all go to the same market.

“What we should fix is democracy; democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people. What we have is greediocracy; government of the greedy by the greedy, for the greedy.

“We the leaders want to win elections at all cost, so we spend money to win elections. The followership also is greedy, they accept money to vote. So, head or tail, there is a need for attitudinal change and this is affecting everything.”