Citing the prostrate state of the country, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has stirred controversy after suggesting that Nigeria should consider being recolonized by United Kingdom.
Galadima made the remark on Thursday while speaking during a programme on Africa Independent Television, where he discussed the current state of governance and security in the country.
During the interview, the elder statesman said the government must prioritise the protection of citizens and create an environment that allows people to thrive.
“The government should remove selfishness and do the job of protecting the citizens and providing an enabling environment for the citizens to thrive,” he said.
Galadima also suggested that authorities could consider hiring foreign mercenaries if necessary to address the country’s security and governance challenges.
“How the government can do the job is bring in mercenaries to sort out the country,” he said.
He then made the controversial statement that if mercenaries cannot be hired, the government should consider inviting Britain to take control.
“If they can’t bring mercenaries, let them ask Britain to come back and colonize us again.”
“They can sanitize the country, put us in the rule of law, teach us democracy and good governance and ultimately, stop corruption,” he said.
