Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday says Nigeria is flowing with bitterness and sadness in the face of the current political and socio-economic challenges which he said is contrary to aspirations of the founding fathers.
He made the assertion on Thursday at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State’s capital, when he was presented with a book titled “The Man, The General, and The President,” written by Femmy Carrena.
According to Obasanjo, the current challenges besetting the nation does not only run contrary to the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers but also is different from what God destined the country to be.
He said his prayer is that everybody will have something to contribute to making the country what God has created it to be, a land flowing with milk and honey.
“Right now, it is a land flowing with bitterness and sadness, that is not what God wants this country to be.
“We must change the narrative, we must talk to ourselves in the civilized language.
“There is nowhere you go in this country that you will not see geniuses in any section of the country. So, why should we look down on ourselves?”
Speaking on how to set Nigeria on the right track, the former President said education must take the forefront and must be accorded its rightful position to reduce the numbers of out-of-school pupils which at the moment is put at about 14 million.
