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Suru Group Boss Backs Centenary Celebration, Calls Government To Task

Nigeria has just celebrated its 100 years of existence. However, many believe that what the country should be doing as a nation now, is to … Continue reading Suru Group Boss Backs Centenary Celebration, Calls Government To Task


Mr Edward AkinladeNigeria has just celebrated its 100 years of existence. However, many believe that what the country should be doing as a nation now, is to dispassionately and critically examine the journey so far and on an imaginary scale, count our successes, achievements, challenges and failures and think through which side weighs more.

The questions a lot of people have continued to ask; are; must we celebrate? Do we have success stories which should spur celebration or should this provide an opportunity to think through our challenges and possibly proffer solutions to them?

For some, should we celebrate just because of the number of years we have been together as a nation?  Or should we celebrate because we have achieved quite a lot in terms of economic development?

The Chairman, Suru Group Limited, Mr Edward Akinlade is one person who believes that Nigeria has every reason to celebrate but thinks that governments at all levels still have a lot to do towards achieving economic development.

He was our guest on our business programme, Business Incorporated.