Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that Nigeria as a country has no problem but is Nigerians that have lots of problem.
Obasanjo spoke as the special guest of honour at the opening of King’s Celia Hotels and Suites, Jibowu, Yaba – a monument in honour of the late Dr. Kingsley Ozumba and the late Cecilia Mbadiwe.
He berated the idea of secession, saying past attempts were fruitless, inconsequential and a weak way of tackling issues.
Eulogising the late patriots as nationalists, who invested commitment and strong belief in the service of Nigeria, Obasanjo said truce would only be brokered in the national polity, if governance was modelled in ensuring every segment of the country holds a stake in paddling its affairs.
”I don’t believe that there is anything wrong in Nigeria, but there is a lot wrong with Nigerians. If I could get a magic wand and make one wish for Nigeria, I would say God should decarbonise our head and change our mentality.
‘It doesn’t matter how much restructuring we do; if our mentality remain what it is today, all the restructuring will not lead us anywhere. It doesn’t matter what true federalism you do, nothing will change unless we Nigerians do. If anywhere in Nigeria today we are still talking about secession, something is wrong with us that needs to be corrected, not Nigeria. The way we handle our problems is not the issue of Nigeria but of us, who manage the affairs of Nigeria. Should that lead to secession?
“I fought in the civil war and I would say I have fought one war too many because at the end, what did we achieve that we could not achieve without firing a single bullet?”
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