‘The System Is Crumbling, Nigerians Are Just Hanging On’ – Kate Henshaw Decries

Actress Kate Henshaw of Nollywood has questioned the country’s continuous democratic rule’s applicability if it doesn’t meet the requirements of its people.
In an interview on Channels Television’s special Democracy Day show on Thursday, the movie actor reportedly claimed that the nation’s democratic experience has not had a significant influence on the lives of common people.

Nigerians are fighting to survive in increasingly difficult socioeconomic circumstances, Kate Henshaw bemoaned the decline of the middle class, the deterioration of public facilities, and the increase of poverty.

Henshaw asked Nigerians to continue holding people in power accountable in spite of the harsh reality.

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“People are not feeling the effects of our democracy,” she remarked. Unbroken democracy has been in place for a while, but how does that affect others? That trickle-down effect—what is it? In what ways does it affect the lives of the average Nigerian?

There is no middle class, and we must stop deceiving ourselves. There is no security, people live in poverty, and healthcare is in ruins.

Nigerians are clinging to their lives as everything around them collapses.

“It is impossible to win the fight for what matters in a day. We cannot remain silent. We must always ensure that the government is held responsible.

“The people must have justice, equity, and security for their lives and property.”

The actress went on to explain that she didn’t want to participate in the customary words of celebration for Democracy Day because she had nothing to say and nothing had come to pass.

She went on, “I would have tweeted ‘Happy Democracy Day,’ but I had nothing to say. It’s simply this sense of something fading away that hasn’t really materialized.

“But I continue to hope that we will have a nation for our kids to grow up in—something they can build upon.”