June 12: I Am Disappointed With Nigeria Of Today –Frank Kokori | Sahara Reporters He regretted the backwardness that had pervaded all areas of human endeavours in Nigeria, which he described as products of bad leadership by the ruling class. READ MORE:
Chief Frank Kokori, former General Secretary of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, has expressed his disappointment with the state of affairs in the country 21 years after the transition to democracy.Speaking with SaharaReporters, Kokori said, “I am disillusioned with Nigeria today. I thought by now Nigeria would have developed more than this. It is a shame that the black leaders betrayed their continent and that is why you see the young people taking so much risk to go abroad.
"Many of us sacrificed our lives for the country but we are happy that finally June 12 is recognised as Democracy Day in memory of MKO Abiola. “They abducted me around 1:00am 27 years ago. The police who came to arrest me sat on me and I couldn't breathe and I was shouting. I told them that if they killed me they would be setting the country on fire.
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