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

The traditional ruler of the Onitsha Kingdom, Obi Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, has said it would be delusional for Nigerians to place all their hopes and trust in the government, insisting that citizens must also strive to help themselves.
Achebe stated this during this year’s traditional Ofala Festival, which was held on Friday at Ezechima Square in Onitsha. He said that, for years, things had failed to change and that there was a need for people to do what they could to advance their own causes legally.
The monarch said his admonition was drawn from the successive themes of the event in previous years, including the 2026 theme, “Igbambo, Iganiru,” which translates into English as “strive...