Former presidential hopeful urges Nigerians to hold leaders accountable.

Mrs Abisayo Busari‑Akinnadeju, former presidential candidate for the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), argues that Nigeria cannot thrive without holding its leaders accountable.

In a statement released to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Akure, Busari‑Akinnadeju emphasized that citizen accountability is essential for the nation’s survival.

She warned that the country could not endure its hardships if citizens abandoned their civic duties and responsibilities.

“Nigeria will not be rebuilt by government alone. It will be rebuilt when citizens refuse to cooperate with evil, refuse to excuse failure, and refuse to normalise the destruction of their own future.”

“Nigeria will not fail if we hold our leaders accountable and also hold ourselves accountable for the society we are producing.”

“The work of national renewal does not begin only at the ballot box, it begins at the dinner table. It begins in the conversations we avoid.”

“It begins when a mother says, ‘Not in my house,’ or when a father says, ‘This family will not live on dishonour.’”

“It begins when citizens say, ‘This country belongs to all of us, and we will not watch it collapse,’” she said.

Busari‑Akinnadeju believes Nigeria can rise, but first conscience must rise, starting in every home.

She said that holding leaders accountable does not involve insulting them; it means asking questions, demanding transparency, and voting with conscience.

“It means rejecting violence. It means refusing to defend incompetence because of tribe, religion, friendship, party, or personal benefit.”

“It means remembering that leadership is a public trust, not a private reward. Nigeria will not fail if citizens wake up. It will not fail if women rise.”

Nations fail when citizens become silent, when wrongdoing becomes normal, when leadership is no longer questioned, and when the home stops producing people with conscience.

“This is why accountability must not be left to activists, journalists, lawyers, or politicians alone. Accountability must become a national culture.”

“It must begin in government, also in the home