A guest speaker at the ongoing 62nd NBA conference, Mrs. Chimamanda Adichie, has said in her keynote address that Nigeria was in disarray and needed heroes to save it.
She said, “Nigeria is in disarray; things are hard and getting harder by the day. We can’t be safe when there is no rule of law. Nigerians are starved of heroes to look up to.
“Late Dora Akunyili and Gani Gawehimmi were heroes that Nigerians looked up to before now. Unfortunately, that era has gone. I believe that NBA is in a position to give the nation heroes that we can look up to lead the nation.’’
Stressing the imperative of justice, the author of Half of a Yellow Sun and other books, further said, “As long as we refuse to untangle the knot of injustice, peace cannot thrive. If we don’t talk about it, we fail to hold leaders accountable and we turn what should be transparent systems into ugly opaque cults.’’
She submitted that many people who have abused their positions in Nigeria would regard the NBA as troublesome.
Adichie called for an incorruptible judicial system and advised the NBA to leverage technology in the judicial process and the administration of justice in the country.
“As the NBA continues to fight the abuse of power, it must also look inward not to be corrupted,’’ the award winning author admonished.
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