Nigeria volatile, filled with suffering – Obasanjo
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, stated on Saturday that Nigeria was become increasingly complex, unpredictable, and volatile. He continued by saying that the nation was now hazardous and had extreme poverty and suffering due to insecurity. According to him, for all Nigerians to live in a better society, the leadership must realize its obligations. At the Africa Methodist Council Heads of Conference Summit and the Women's Movement Leadership Summit in Lagos, he delivered these remarks as the public lecture chairman.The World Methodist Council's General Secretary, Bishop Ivan Abrahams, gave a presentation on the subject of "Leadership in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous World." In his introductory remarks, Obasanjo urged Nigerian leaders to reassess their position in the world. How can we reconsider the world? That's what I think we need to do when we reassess the world. How do we proceed? Jesus Christ personally warned us that difficulties would arise in this life.
You get two points from me. Awaken! A new breed of moral, transformative, and servant leaders is what we need. "This new generation of leaders will lead the re-evaluation and transformation and lead by demonstrating love," he declared. "Nigeria as it is now is volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and dangerous," he continued. "Africa is endowed with resources; we produce 70% of the copper used worldwide. Mineral resources are nonexistent in Japan. Singapore is far worse. Nothing to work with! But no matter what tools we have, without strong leadership, we will not succeed. For this reason, leadership in Africa is crucial. "We cannot build an Africa that is free from injustice, prosperous, safe, peaceful, and where leaders
He added that preacher Desmond Tutu and the late South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela had counseled him to run for president a second time. "The only place I went outside of Nigeria was South Africa when pressure mounted on me to take the mantle of leadership in Nigeria after I came out of prison," he stated. I went to Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela to ask for their advice."Olu, do whatever your instinct tells you," Nelson advised. "If your people want you to serve, then serve and stop making excuses," stated Tutu.After returning home, I made the decision to declare for the Nigerian presidential election.
In response to a query during the Q&A period, Obasanjo declared that the exclusion of history from the country's curriculum was a catastrophic mistake. "I don't know where we got the idea that history shouldn't be taught in our school," he remarked. It's a foolish notion. It's comparable to losing one's memories. It is going to be awful. I'm not sure where we obtained it. Some believe that there is a part of history that we should not hear.
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