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General News of Thursday, 3 June 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Right now Nigeria is a land flowing with bitterness and sadness - Obasanjo laments

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated the problems of insecurity and economic instability in Nigeria has left citizens in a mood of "bitterness and sadness."

He made the statement at the unveiling of a book authored by Femmy Carrena in his honour and titled “The Man, The General, The President” on Thursday, June 3.

The former president noted that Nigeria has been destined to lead the black race but “failure of leadership” has impeded the country from taking its place in the comity of developed nations.

Obasanjo added that education must be made a priority and 14 million out-of-school children must be returned to school.

“My prayer is that all of us particularly in this country and now is that we will have something to contribute to making this country to the making of 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.

“Anywhere you go in this country that you will not see a genius in any section of the country.

“So, for what reason should we look down on ourselves or others except we are not human beings,” he said.