Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticized the principle of regionalism, describing it as the underlying cause of Nigeria’s ongoing challenges.
Speaking on Tuesday, October 22, in Abeokuta during a visit by the League of Northern Democrats, Obasanjo lamented that the regionalism adopted at independence in 1960 continues to hinder the nation’s progress.
Addressing the group led by former Kano State governor Ibrahim Shekarau, Obasanjo emphasized that a leader’s origin should not matter, but rather their contributions to national development and governance.
“Where a leader hails from does not matter. Rather, what he brings to the table in terms of development and governance should matter,” Obasanjo said.
The former president also urged the group to adopt a more inclusive name, suggesting they become a “National League of Democrats” rather than a regional group focused on the North. He argued that Nigeria’s fixation on regional divisions—whether North, East, or West—has perpetuated the country’s problems.
“One of the things that led us to where we are today, and we haven’t gotten out of, is regionalism. Whenever I hear ‘North’, ‘East’ or ‘West’, I get frightened,” Obasanjo said.
While acknowledging the group’s concerns about Nigeria’s political landscape, Obasanjo stressed the importance of correcting these wrongs with a national outlook.
by Linda Ikeji at 23/10/2024 6:30 AM|14 Comments
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Sule DAVID see 66R about 7 hours ago
I agreed with him 👍
Ugo about 7 hours ago
Baba na the wisest,smartest,intelligent and best president Nigeria has ever had.Argue with the gods!
Anonymous about 7 hours ago
Obasanjo is a useless man. He will always shy away from the truth. When it is obvious that the neglect of regionalism is what brought us to this point. Nigeria shall never be 1 entity, but God has always created 3 big tribes in Nigeria with over 200 cousins that are other ethnic groups. What Dr Okpara did in the eastern region, no governor of that zone has been able to do such since independence, same with Awolowo/Akintola. Even the Northerners were able to do wonders with their groundnut
Anonymous about 5 hours ago
Absolutely
Anonymous about 3 hours ago
EXACTLY! You said it all.. We are NOT one people ( entity ) and SHALL never be… It is the due to intellectual LAZYNESS that some group still hold onto one Nigeria…. They want a certain group to mask their emptiness.. After the war, it is evident WHO is WHO… They turned 20 pounds to billions. If that illiterate general had obeyed Aburi accord, one region would spur the passion for other region to get serious with development.. It would have spur economic boom… Nigeria would have been what the U.S is to south and north America.. We would have attracted a lot business, people, tourism etc into Nigeria…. Look at where we are today… You fought for one nigeria but is it 1 ? NO! They stopped history at school to black wash the GENOCIDE they committed.. Well, God is punishing them today.. Your region is a den of bandits and terrorist…and it shall be so forever. As for that illerate general that celebrated his b-day, have you spoken about the deaths in your region that’s happening today ? You will KNOW NO peace in YOUR grave… All the souls that you and that AWOLOWO starved to death, they will hunt you in your graves… EVIL PEOPLE.. Biafrans are seeds. You thought you buried them but they germinate despite your wicked effort…. Those they collected abandon properties tooooo are included. You will NEVER outshine, outsmart, outhussle, outgrow, out-DO Biafrans in anything EVER… RIP Ojukwu and Phlippp..
Anonymous about 7 hours ago
This man speaks it stinks nation wrecker get lost
Anonymous about 6 hours ago
Solution to the problem should be your focus not the cause of the problems. You were there two times to put Nigeria as a wonderful country but you done nothing because you lack solutions to the problems. Creating prime minister for each region and let gave ceremonial President at the centre or let every region go on their own way as a nation. That’s a solutions for the man which no clue but full of ego and forget that he was part of the problems
Fred about 6 hours ago
Mke this baba kuku come do 3rd term make we rest. Oga, who told you na only you know way out? Please, write a letter to Tinubu or go to court!
Anonymous about 6 hours ago
your believe. The UK as been a country of 4 countries for over 4 centuries and they are not doing badly. If your fellow military boys had not done the selective coup maybe we would still be flying economically as we were before the coup
Anonymous about 3 hours ago
Who is WE ? We are NOT 1 entity.. Go to Europe, there are many countries with lesser population and they’re doing better than thos ZOO!!!! This Zoologicsl republic is NOT workable whether you like it or NOT….. Why must this marriage continue? I hate the term nigeria.. I am not. I don’t know nigeria culture.. My grand parents are older than this country. Let’s go back to whom we were before the confusion was introduced by the west in their scramble for Africa…..
Chief okaa about 6 hours ago
That’s true and you can address it by coming open and not diplomatically
Anonymous about 6 hours ago
This stupid man should shut the hell up and buried his head in the sand, he had several chances to make Nigerian better, Rwanda president ruled few years after him , so he should shut the hell up and retire in his farm. All of them are morons and cluless on how to enforce change and innovations for wellbeing of Nigerian ( past leaders)
Anonymous about 5 hours ago
This EVIL man should stop talking!!!
ANYIAM AUSTIN about 5 hours ago
Neither is Unitary system of government better for Nigeria. Regionalism will be far better than the Deceptive unity in Nigeria being run by extremely expensive bloated democracy specializing in breeding deceptism as a system of polity. Let each region develop itself and feed the federal.
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