Femi Falana, wey be senior lawyer and human rights activist, don talk say politics for Nigeria don enter hand of criminals and touts wey no send the country progress or the welfare of the people. He talk this one for Egbe Amofin Oodua National Conference wey happen for Abeokuta.
Falana say during Awolowo time, na intellectuals dey control politics, but now na people wey dey chase money and power. He blame governors for Southwest say dem no dey do enough to fight poverty or fix infrastructure.
He vex say Governor Seyi Makinde wan spend N63 billion to repair Government House, instead of using the money for better things like road and electricity. He also talk say Lagos State don spend N45 billion buy jeeps before, and now dem wan spend another N20 billion again, while people dey suffer.
Falana mention say Ikorodu don flood for three days and nobody help. If na abroad, dem go use helicopter drop food. He talk say education for Southwest don spoil, UBEC fund no dey accessed, and over 18 million children no dey go school plenty of dem from Southwest.
He say WAEC results bad, and only rich people children dey go school. Poor children dey run go miracle centres. He talk say area boys don take over everywhere, from Lagos to Ekiti even inside village. If you buy land, dem go disturb you from foundation to roofing.
Falana call lawyers make dem rise and hold politicians accountable. He say for 2025 budget, lawmakers insert 11,000 constituency projects wey worth N6.9 trillion. He tell lawyers make dem ask where the projects dey, and if dem no get answer, make dem carry the matter go court.
Chief Akin Olujinmi, wey be former Minister of Justice, also talk say lawyers must continue to defend rule of law and push justice, fairness and equity for the region.