Nigeria subjected to progressive rot, says don
Professor of Law Adamu Usman has said he saw the present socio-political challenges of the country as a writer 30 years ago.
Usman, a political thinker, lamented that Nigeria had been subjected to a progressive rot over the years, adding that Nigerians did not notice the decay on time.
The writer said he captured the destruction of the country in one of his books, Hope in Anarchy, published in 2005.
The author, who chairs the Governing Board of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), spoke in an interview with reporters in Abuja.
Prof Usman said: “When I started writing, I had already seen the problems of Nigeria 30 years ago.
‘’Nigeria was subjected to a progressive rot over the years and people don’t seem to even have seen it coming. Over 40 years of perpetual destruction of this country.
“This country has been under sustained destruction. It is only when it comes to a crisis – like now – that people are waking up to reality.
‘’There was a time we were supposed to have woken up long ago to smell the coffee but we didn’t and it is not given to everyone to sense calamity coming. Only a few can sense it coming.”
Usman noted that he wrote over 40 books because of his passion and understanding, saying while it takes a head to write a book, only a heart should be needed in reading it.
The author said he was not done writing, adding that his latest book would be presented to the public soon.
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