Nigeria Fast Drifting To Failed, Badly Divided State Under Buhari –Obasanjo

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigeria was fast drifting into a ‘failed and badly divided state’ under President Muhammadu Buhari.

This, he said, were products of recent “mismanagement of diversity and socio-economic development of our country”.

According to Daily Trust, Obasanjo spoke while delivering a paper titled “Moving Nigeria faraway from Tipping Over’ at a consultative dialogue in Abuja.

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The dialogue happened between September 9 and 10.

He, however, involved concerted efforts of all stakeholders towards “moving Nigeria from tipping over”.

He said, “Old fault lines that were disappearing have opened in greater fissures and with drums of hatred, disintegration and separation and accompanying choruses being heard loud and clear almost everywhere.

“I do appreciate that you simply all feel sad and embarrassed as most folks feel as Nigerians with things we discover ourselves in. Today, Nigeria is fast drifting to a failed and badly divided state, economically our country is becoming a basket case and poverty capital of the planet , and socially, we are firming up as an unwholesome and insecure country.

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“And these manifestations are the products of recent mismanagement of diversity and socio-economic development of our country. Old fault lines that were disappearing have opened in greater fissures and with drums of hatred, disintegration and separation and accompanying choruses being heard loud and clear almost everywhere.

“It would seem that anybody not dancing to the drum beat nor joining in unison singing would be earmarked as ethnically unpatriotic or enemy of its tribe or geographic area . In short, the country is fast paced to the precipice. But happily, I observed that the five socio-cultural political groups gathered “here are getting together to seek out footing , areas of agreement or accord for moving Nigeria faraway from tipping over.

“Before continuing, let me say that we must remind those that are beating the drums of disintegration and singing choruses of bitterness, anger and separation that if even Nigeria is choppy , the separated parts will still be neighbours. and that they will need to find accommodation as neighbours or they're going to be ever at war. and people who prevent justice to be done, invite violence to reign.”