Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Director General, World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and a former president, Nigeria Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, among other notable Nigerians proffered solutions to the challenges facing the country.

They spoke on Saturday at the 113th anniversary of King’s College. The anniversary lecture titled, ‘Building the Nigeria of our dreams,’ was organised by the King’s College Old Boys’ Association.

Obasanjo, who led the King’s Week 2022 colloquium which was held at the Kings College, Lagos, said Nigeria as a country was poor, insecure, and had other challenges because of its choice of leaders.

‘‘We are politically divided, economically disunited we are nowhere, we are down the drain. Diplomatically, Nigeria is not at the table. Before we had sent troops to Sudan, Serria Lone but today, we can’t send troops to the Republic of Benin. There are three races in the world, white, yellow, and black. For now, America is leading the whites, the Chinese is leading the yellow race, and Nigeria with 225m people is created by God to lead the black race. When we stop disappointing ourselves we can take care of the continent and the black race. Nigeria has no business with poverty, insecurity, or political division.


‘‘It is the advertently or inadvertently choice of our leaders. It is not God’s choice for us. If God hasn’t chosen that for us we can do better. For Nigeria, we have done a few things right but we have not continued to do it right.’’


In her opinion, Okonjo-Iweala said that Nigeria lacks a social contract that would guide the nation in the management of its resources.


She said, ‘‘Nigeria can fight poverty, Improve people’s life if it is properly managed. Our revenue sources are not diversified we depend only on one revenue. Nigeria lacks a sacrosanct social contract in the country; there should be a guideline that dictates certain things that should be sacrosanct. We should have guiding principles to decide how we manage, save, spend and take vigorous actions on our revenues. As a country, we need to have certain indicators of how our economy should be governed. If we do this, we have so much to gain.”

Agbakoba said, ‘‘We have been to a lot of conferences it is time for us to face the real question, we will never come out of this if we don’t sit and ask ourselves if we are really one until the infractions are tackled.’’

Another guest speaker, former INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, enjoined Nigerians to get involved in the political and electoral processes to improve the quality of leaders that are being presented for elective positions by political parties.

‘‘Since 1999, till date, there has been a remarkable decline in the quality of leaders. This is caused by the lack of appropriate selection and criteria in Nigeria’s leadership and electoral process.’’


For the former president of KCOBA, Dr Sony Kuku, ‘‘If we have the right people who love Nigeria, if we can get people into governance without godfatherism, ‘Ghana must go,’ the better for us.”

https://punchng.com/Nigeria-has-no-business-with-poverty-insecurity-Obasanjo

Baba thank you for standing by the youths.

Thanks to every one of u politicians.

If half of u had been visionary like Yar' Adua was, and keep up with his vision2020, we wouldnt be here

Exactly oo

Obasanjo once govern Nigeria. He did little to lead Nigeria out of poverty.

Have they looted more than him?

Happy Sunday,even as everywhere right for me now ,I woke up very positive today and I’m very happy about it.


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https://punchng.com/Nigeria-has-no-business-with-poverty-insecurity-Obasanjo

na so

Tribalism and religion has kept us this backward..

Ok Motivational speaker.....

Oga, u had more than 8 years to turn things around but u messed up! But looking at the disaster we have now, your government would be considered one of the best we ever had

You had the chance to put Nigeria on the right track Baba, but you didn't.

You gave us very terrible elections in 2003 and 2007 and in terms of infrastructures, there is no project you can point at that you started and finish.

OBJ is the most powerful president that have rule in this 4th Republic, he could have put Nigeria on the right track to prosperity.

I don't understand Nigerian Politicians, you won't do any tangible thing while in Government, when you are out of Government, una go start having solutions

TinubuThief:

Tilumbu don steal Lagos people dry and they are still supporting Him senselessly tueh

Can you tell us your State of Origin? make we see how your state of origin is as develop as Cape Town because "Tilumbu" didn't rule your state of origin.

The moment we begin to realise that all this word of mouth from this so called influential or notable people that u all mention dosent change a thing, the better for us... Its just psychology knowing that because its obasanjo or iwewla that made a speech, it still dosent change that we are all sunk into extreme poverty and it wouldn't change a thing.. Let's just vote for the right people to do the real change.. OBEDIENT...

OBJ is just talking trash... Was it not when he came into power that the price of Garri went up?

He now talk like he is clean, when old age don come and no position to fight for they start showing care... Nigerian politicians en.. Even Jonathan the other day was saying the almost the same thing.. Tomorrow now this living dead that has made the country as lifeless as he his will come by 2025 and start saying the same thing. Useless thieves.

Tilumbu don steal Lagos people dry and they are still supporting Him senselessly tueh

From the same man who governed Nigeria for straight 8 years but neither created jobs nor conducive environment for jobs creation.

Pot calling Kettle black because he is on top of the Gas cooker. If Dem carry am enter stove, nyansh go open

Yeah but you can’t do nothing during 8years you was President







Just go and sit back and continue relaxing

This is why Tinubu will be the next President.

Atiku a close 2nd.

But we don't want a 3rd Class dullard who is a coward that ran from PDP primaries and shamelessly lives in the Lagos Tinubu developed.

SE - underdeveloped, indigenes run away like it is hell to Lagos which is heaven to them. Mondays are sit-at-home....NO ONE wants a Nigeria like that.

A bad foundation can never sustain a good building Obasanjo and the other rulers of this country should be ashamed of themselves for the mess we are in or is it not the same OBJ that the late Fela of blessed memory sang about

Peter Obi is the final hope of this country. if we miss peter obi then it is welcome to somaia. Only him has the conscience to put the money of this place where it beongs and that is why they are fighting him. Then you now look at poor miserable bastards follow de fight peter obi online, poor miserable bastards are singling praises for the billionaires looting club and u wonder if they are cursed.

Yes sir...

And the party of poverty and insecurity must be rejected come 2023!

This statement is annoying coming from him- OBJ. Look who's talking?!.

Next will be IBB saying the same thing.

They should please stop making Nigerians more angry and just sit back in their homes waiting to die.

This 2 men totally fvcked up Nigeria.

Nigeria problem start from bad leaders,
Once we have good leaders, 70% of our problem is solved

no be GOD create NIGERIA !!

Thanks to the evil party

maasoap:
From the same man who governed Nigeria for straight 8 years but neither created jobs nor conducive environment for jobs creation.

He was busy clandestinely plotting for a third term or possibly life presidency.

maasoap:
From the same man who governed Nigeria for straight 8 years but neither created jobs nor conducive environment for jobs creation.

So far so good, he has been the best president ever. Check your stats very well.. No need for too much caps.. And besides I am an igbo guy so don't thi k I am Yoruba..

SaLongs1:
He was busy clandestinely plotting for a third term or possibly life presidency.

I wish it actually happened because it would have been much much better than what naiha is today