It’s delusional to place all hopes on govt, citizens must strive to help themselves amidst hardship – Obi Achebe

The accepted ruler of the Onitsha Kingdom, Obi Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, has said it would beryllium delusional for Nigerians to spot each their hopes and spot successful the government, insisting that citizens indispensable besides strive to assistance themselves.

Achebe stated this during this year’s accepted Ofala Festival, which was held connected Friday astatine Ezechima Square successful Onitsha. He said that, for years, things had failed to alteration and that determination was a request for radical to bash what they could to beforehand their ain causes legally.

The monarch said his admonition was drawn from the successive themes of the lawsuit successful erstwhile years, including the 2026 theme, “Igbambo, Iganiru,” which translates into English arsenic “strive and advance.”

He said: “In 2023, we had the theme: ‘Better. Together. Stronger.’ It was a telephone for consolidation connected our breakthroughs portion galvanising for aboriginal challenges. In 2024, ‘Courage. Perseverance. Self-reliance: Onye kwe, Chi’e ekwe’ was a reflection connected the prevailing hardship, and an look of empathy and encouragement for our radical to endure the hardship done their attitudes, determination and actions. Last twelvemonth was ‘Njikoka na Ntachi: Community Resilience.’

“The past 10 years person been precise challenging for our country. Thus, it would beryllium delusional for america to spot our anticipation and reliance wholly connected the government. Accordingly, these reinforcing themes ...