Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the Nigerian nation “needs more rebels” to speak the truth to power without minding whose ox is gored.

This, according to Obasanjo, is one of the greatest steps towards rebuilding the nation.

Obasanjo spoke on Saturday during the unveiling of the autobiography of the Babanla Adinni of Egbaland, Chief Tayo Sowunmi, in Abeokuta, ‘Footprints Of A Rebel’, to commemorate his 80th birthday.

Speaking at the event, Obasanjo noted that for Nigeria to move forward, it requires those he called “rebels” who would stand and speak the truth without fear or favour.

The Balogun Owu maintained that whoever wants to live a life of honesty and integrity must be a rebel.

His words: “Looking at the title of the book, I ask myself, why would someone call himself a rebel. But it is good.

“But the truth is that if you have to leave a life of honesty and integrity, you have to become a rebel. There would be some time you would be asked to do something, but you would say no, this is not right. And when you say that, you will become a rebel. You may even become a persona non grata.

“This is our country, there is no country that we can call our own except Nigeria. Our country, Nigeria, needs more of rebels. Those who would look at things straight in the face and say this is not right; this, I will not be part of; this is not good for Nigeria.”

foryourmindlol:
Lol. But your own brothers after eating Ewedu will be insulting Nnamdi Kanu as if he's behind the reason they're mining each other's skulls over there.

kollinzgee:
We need two more groups like ipob but your tribesmen are too weak truth is bitter.

foryourmindlol:
Lol. But your own brothers after eating Ewedu will be insulting Nnamdi Kanu as if he's behind the reason they're mining each other's skulls over there.

“When you pass a private bill such as this, governors would not likely give assent to the bill. This is the complaint we always receive from our colleagues in other states.

“For instance, the current assembly in Borno has passed about 25 bills, 20 are executive bills while five are private bills. But, only the 20 executive bills have been assented by the governor even as he promised to assent to the remaining five. We also have problems vetoing bills in order to avoid fracas with the executives.”

SPEAKER of Borno State House of Assembly,Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan

Blue3k:
We need rugged individuals who don't avoid conflict at all cost for harmony. Nigerian boot licking culture is the problem. There's no set of laws that will fix these sort of beta males. Nigerians will need to raise their children better. Look at the lazy spineless yes men that occupy the state legislatures who won't do anything to counter executive overreach when the have the power.

The Supreme Court essentially placed the ball i n the legislatures court when they said Buhari's executive order 10 was unconstitutional. If Buhari was strategic then he could just repackage that executive order as an executive bill. If they dont just use the bully pulpit to shame them and explain the issue to the ignorant public.



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Omooba77:


Nigerians are already becoming rebels, is there any law anywhere in Nigeria?.....

“There would be some time you would be asked have to do something, but you would say no, this is not right. And when you say that you will become a rebel."

“Our country, Nigeria, needs more of rebels. Those who would look at things straight in the face and say ‘this is not right’, ‘this, I will not be part of’, ‘this is not good for Nigeria.”

LegendHero:
I disagree partially sir.

Nigeria need people with actions and not only speaking truth to power.

helinues:

Blue3k:


You missed his point if you're talking about people becoming criminals. There's still a need for rugged individuals like I said. Laws won't stop people from being betas.

Proposal: decentralised policing
Opposition: but what about tyrannical governors?
Supporters: The state legislatures and courts are there.
Opposition: Do you trust betas in the state legislatures?
Supporter: touché but...

Omooba77:

You missed the point....

Blue3k:


Enlighten me then cause you're not making sense.

Omooba77:


Your Buhari should explain the hardship he is causing Nigeria. ..

Blue3k:


Lol what a clown response. It obvious you didn't have a point afterall. Now you're shifting the goal post to buhari. Just say Buhari's bad and move on next time.

Fimileejoor:
LoL, when Idris sang Nigeria Jagajaga, Baba how you take run am?

Blackfire:
Is this igbo man inciting the gullible against this government?



We the youths stand with our darling president

Omooba77:


Go and pray.... God bless you....

Datboredberri:
Lol...

I still love Obasanjo...

Nigeria needs a dictator...

Blue3k:


Another mumu response since you don't have a point.