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Nigeria Is Just A Country, Needs To Become A Nation – Obasanjo
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has submitted that until Nigeria moves away from being just a country to become a nation, it can’t develop at the appropriate level.
He said everyone must see themselves as part of the project called Nigeria for it to move forward.
TrackNews understands Chief Obasanjo made the statement on Wednesday while speaking at the 2021/2022 School Debate Price Presentation Organised by the Vision Africa Radio Umuahia, Abia State.
He said Nigeria needs to move beyond just being a country and achieve nationhood.
In his words: ”One of the things we need to achieve is nation-building. We have not built a nation yet.
”We have a country but we need to build it into a nation”.
Obasanjo called for equity, justice, and fairness, saying it is important for the country.
” We can’t make it unless we have equity and equality, and everybody has a stake in the project called Nigeria.
” Any family, state or country without equity and equality won’t have stability and can never have success”, Obasanjo declared.
He also charged the students who took part in the debate competition to continue to develop their communication skills as it is an important part of becoming a good leader.
He said: ”You won’t go far in life if you can’t communicate very well. If you are a poor communicator, you will be a poor achiever”.
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