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A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that the country needed more rebels, who could speak truth to power.

Obasanjo made the remarks on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while unveiling the autobiography of Babanla Adinni of Egbaland, Chief Tayo Sowunmi, titled “Footprints of a rebel.”


The autobiography was unveiled as part of the 80th birthday celebration of former activist and elder statesman, Sowunmi.

Obasanjo noted that for Nigeria to move forward, it required “more rebels” to stand and speak for the truth.

He added that whoever must live a life of honesty and integrity had to be a rebel.

Obasanjo said, “Looking at the title of the book, I ask myself, why would someone call himself a rebel, but it is good. The truth is that if you have to live a life of honesty and integrity, you have to become a rebel.

“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. You may even become a persona non grata.

“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.”

http://saharareporters.com/2022/02/19/nigeria-needs-more-rebels-move-forward-%E2%80%94obasanjo

Obj should talk less and act more,he should also choose his words wisely so as not to cause violence.He should give advise on how Nigeria can move forward

Baba again!

Correct....

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Iyaebe:
Obj should talk less and act more,he should also choose his words wisely so as not to cause violence.He should give advise on how Nigeria can move forward

Lol its always best to read before commenting. What part of his statement is encouraging violence?

“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.”

Rebels with a cause

donbachi:
Rebels with a cause

Not rebels that will turn their guns on the common man
Oppress and intimidate others who do not support their movement.
Suppress and tag critics saboteurs so as to attack and inflit fear in them�

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.

“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:
Lol its always best to read before commenting. What part of his statement is encouraging violence?

don't mind him

Is this igbo man inciting the gullible against this government


We the youths stand by our darling president

Nigeria needs Babylon Soldiers........

Oloriburuku agbaaya.