Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo has stated that the country is
not properly managed, noting that, lack of
economic security and good leadership
could see another sect like Boko Haram
arise in the next 15 years.
Obasanjo declared that the country’s
population growth, lack of economic
security and leadership crisis are the bane
of the country’s present predicament.
He asserted that the country has enough
resources to be a true giant in Africa and
among the comity of nations but for the
bad managers of the country’s God given
resources, adding that, Nigerians should
wake up from their slumber to right the
wrong.
Obasanjo stated this on Thursday while
addressing people from all walks if life
who were in Abeokuta to celebrate his
78th birthday anniversary with him.
The event which was held at the main
auditorium of the Olusegun Obasanjo
Presidential Library, Abeokuta attracted
academic, politicians, diplomats, captains of
industry, students and monarchs.
According to him: “loyalty and
relationship is the root of all what we
are saying. Most of the things
everybody have been saying here is
down loyalty to Nigeria which must
not be undermined by anything. May
God continue to bless Nigeria.
“Let us pray that God gives us good
leaders, it is when we have that, that
we will get there. I am an incurable
optimist. We have no choice, all has
to be well.
“We are about 180 million now,
contrary to the figure given by Prof.
Okebukola. Our brothers and sisters in
West Africa are worried, if half a
million of Nigerians go to Ghana, we
would overwhelm them. Even United
Kingdom is worried, they say if one
million Nigerians go to Britain every
year for ten years, we will have ten
million Nigerians there.
“I don’t know why every young
Nigerian cannot have basic education,
we have the resources but our
managers are not managing it well.
We must think out of the box and
act out of the box.
“You can suppress this as stated by
General Martin Luther Agwai, it will
later rear its ugly head. Unless basic
education, security of lives and
property and creating job opportunity
for all our teeming youths are
provided, we will be having recruit for
Boko Haram in the next 15 years,”
Obasanjo opined.
He however expressed satisfaction to all
those who have worked with him while in
office and others like Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
and the APC national chairman, John
Odigie Oyegun, who spoke at the occasion.
Obasanjo jokingly uttered,”when you have
boys like Bola and John, this is what you
get. I have said before that this is not a
campaign ground rather a birthday
celebration. They claimed to be smarter
than their senior brother, may God
continue to give you the wisdom to carry
on,” he prayed.
Credit: Abiodun Onafuye/PM News
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