Obasanjo hinged his conclusion on the spate of crisis resulting in loss of lives and property across the country and the tribalisation of the politics of the country by certain Nigerians.

aloy/emeka:

[size=14pt]Nigeria’s unity fragile -OBJ[/size]

FORMER president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday took a critical look at the 51 years of existence of the country and concluded that the “unity of Nigeria is fragile.”


Obasanjo said he was apprehensive about the continued unity of the country because[b] those who had enjoyed the greatest benefits of this country “are not doing enough to keep the unity of the country.”[/b]

The former president observed that “thieves and barons of divisions on ethnic, religious, linguistic bases have taken over the country; what a shame, what a great shame. I believe that all of us who God has put in position must rise to correct the situation.

“It is not enough that our individual states are forging ahead; we all must be together. If we do not make it great it (Nigeria), it will not be the fault of God.

aloy/emeka:

[size=14pt]Nigeria’s unity fragile -OBJ[/size]
Written by Dipo Laleye, Minna
Sunday, 13 February 2011

FORMER president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday took a critical look at the 51 years of existence of the country and concluded that the “unity of Nigeria is fragile.”

Obasanjo hinged his conclusion on the spate of crisis resulting in loss of lives and property across the country and the tribalisation of the politics of the country by certain Nigerians.

Speaking at the flag-off of the gubernatorial campaign of Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State in Minna, Chief Obasanjo declared that “the very fabric that holds us together is fragile; the issue of unity is still very important; we must not toy with it.”

Obasanjo said he was apprehensive about the continued unity of the country because those who had enjoyed the greatest benefits of this country “are not doing enough to keep the unity of the country.”

The former president observed that “thieves and barons of divisions on ethnic, religious, linguistic bases have taken over the country; what a shame, what a great shame. I believe that all of us who God has put in position must rise to correct the situation.

“It is not enough that our individual states are forging ahead; we all must be together. If we do not make it great it (Nigeria), it will not be the fault of God.

“Nothing is wrong with Nigeria; what is wrong is with us, the leaders and followers. We must correct it ourselves.”

http://tribune.com.ng/sun/index.php/news/3173-nigerias-unity-fragile-obj

koruji:

Election time is here again, and time for Gen. OBJ to harp on this fraud of an idea called "Nigerian Unity". In the name of Nigerian Unity they have seized the instrument of state for 50 years, and then proceed to do and/or allow great acts of disunity. That Nigeria is not united 50 years into this experiment shows that the unitary turn taken in 1966 has been a disaster that must be reversed.

Does PDP plan to win this election for GEJ by playing this same tired, old, fraudulent song of "Nigerian unity"? The guy can campaign, but cannot take frontal action concerning the Jos crisis - if he handles this with swiftness and justice there will not be much campaigning needed to win. Nigerians are not animals, they will recognize genuine leadership when it shows up.

If the people cannot eat $#&@ unity; if they are dying by the hundreds due to religious, ethnic, etc conflagrations $#&@ unity; if it is an excuse for one part to impose itself on the others $#&@ unity, if it is an excuse to foster another round of mediocrity on the good people of Nigeria, $#&@ unity.

Let's substitute that word "unity" for "progress", individual and national. If disunity brings us progress then so be it - let each state forge ahead, then see others follow in a hurry. As long as everyone is lackadaisically proclaiming empty unity, while rotating in place, even unity will be far from our doorsteps.

OAM4J:

Who are those people obj was calling thieves and barons of divisions?

bashr4:

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