Activist and social commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has criticized democracy in Nigeria, claiming it has brought more pain than relief to citizens. He described the country’s democratic experience since 1999 as “nothing but a killer pill, a source of suffering and death.”
Shehu accused politicians of greed, deceit, and a profound disregard for human welfare.
In a post on X on Sunday, he stated that many elected officials have failed the people they were meant to serve, breaking every principle of the social contract.
He added that, while a few politicians may have good intentions despite occasional missteps, the majority are selfish, treacherous, and act without conscience.
“They cause pain, trauma and melancholy to millions daily. They breach every aspect of the social contract with the electorates and other citizens.
Shehu accused politicians of draining the country through open theft, misappropriation, wasteful spending and extortion, while ordinary Nigerians struggle with hunger, starvation and untreated diseases.
“They display open and extravagant life styles on the face of increasing hunger, starvation and malnutrition, avoidable but left untreated diseases. They watch their constituents die from hypertension, Diabetes and imposed mental health diseases.
“Their myopically conceived and implemented economic policies have destroyed millions of small and medium businesses. Sent millions out of their means of livelihood, pushed millions into unemployment circles, destroyed families , communities and societies,” he said
He said many politicians pretend to be righteous leaders but are inwardly cruel, noting that they portray the face of Moses but conceal the heart of Pharaoh.
Shehu added that for many Nigerians, democracy since 1999 has become a killer pill.
“Indeed for many Nigerians, Democracy from 1999 to date means nothing but a killer Pill, a source of pain and death, a road and root to poverty. Indeed democracy in Nigeria has been the best example of man’s inhumanity to man, day without night, winter that is not cold, summer that is not warm, rainy season without rainfall,” he said.
Join Our Social Media Channels:
WhatsApp: NaijaEyes
Facebook: NaijaEyes
Twitter: NaijaEyes
Instagram: NaijaEyes
TikTok: NaijaEyes
