Amid the call for Yoruba Nation, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, October 22, lamented the state of disunity in the country saying that this is one flaw that has hindered the country from achieving greatness and being the leading light of the entire black race.
Obasanjo said that despite the uninspiring situation of things in the country, he remains an incurable optimist about things turning around for good for the country âas long as we can look back as a country and correct the mistake of the past.â
The former President blamed regionalism as practised before obtaining independence in October 1960 as the foundation of the countryâs prolonged lack of cohesion explaining that âthe truth is that at independence, Nigeria emerged with three leaders and so it is a situation of three countries in one ever since.â
As reported by The Punch, Obasanjo disclosed this when he received the 20-member delegation of League of Northern Democrats led by the former governor of Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau, at his penthouse inside Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta.
The former President said:
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Obasanjo expressed concern over out-of-school children in Nigeria
At an event in Bauchi state, he warned that they are at risk of being recruited by extremist groups like Boko Haram.
The elder statesman urged the government, including community leaders, to wake up to their responsibility to address the education crisis to prevent a future security threat.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
