A professor of Social Psychology at the University
of Ibadan, Peter Olapegba, has said Nigeria and Nigerians have been victims of
'serial rape' by the political class since independence.
Olapegba, who is the Secretary of Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU) in the university, said the consequences of the
serial rape has been mindless looting which has created abject poverty, massive
unemployment, chronic under-funding of education, insurgency and terrorism.
He stated this while delivering the 447th inaugural
lecture of the university titled: ‘That I May Know’.
The lecturer noted that the worrisome dimension of
the rape of the country by the political class is the rape of the mind, stating
that 'rape of minds' of Nigerians by the political class has made the victims
of economic rape to be fighting one another defending their oppressors,
including university professors.
Olapegba then blamed Nigerians for voting based on
sentiments rather than objective facts which is partly responsible for the
state of affairs.
He said: “Nigeria as a country has introduced a new
dimension into the rape literature with a sustained and shameless rape of the
nation by the political class since independence. The political class has
turned itself into a serial rapist taking turns to rape a helpless nation
through mindless looting and ‘fantastic’ corruption, the nation is bleeding yet
the depraved rapist does not stop. The consequences of this rape are staring us
in the face through abject poverty, decayed infrastructure, abysmal
underdevelopment, massive unemployment, chronic under funding of education at
all levels, insurgency, terrorism among others
"But particularly worrisome is the new dimension
of the rape in our polity, the political class not yet done with economic rape
of the nation has started raping our minds and they are succeeding in doing
this. Those who bear the brunt of the rape have also turned into supporters of
the rapist fighting one another in support of their oppressors.”
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