Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday disagreed with those calling for the restructuring of Nigeria, saying the same social crises bedeviling the country would persist in a restructured country associated with injustice, impunity and bad governance.

Obasanjo, who was guest of the Chairman of Lee Engineering and Construction Company Limited, Chief Leemon Ikpea, spoke at the palace of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, in Warri.

The ex- President said he sees nothing wrong with a united Nigeria.

Reacting to a speech delivered on behalf of the monarch by Chief Brown Mene, during the reception organized in his honour, Obasanjo commended the Itsekiri people for their perseverance and decision to stand against any divisive agitation, despite their complaints against marginalisation and demand for better treatment and equity.

He restated his believe that the country’s problems could be resolved through dialogue and negotiations and not through secession.

Obasanjo said: “I believe that we can solve all our problems through dialogue, engagement, discussion and conversation. As you rightly remarked, I participated in the civil war and I said never again will I participate in any civil war again in my life.

“It was gruesome, it was destructive and it was deadly. The people who are now clamouring for whatever they are clamouring for don’t even know what war means. They don’t. Anybody who has seen the devastation of war, the destruction of war and the mindlessness of war will never want to see a war again and may we never have another war again.

“The answer to most of our problems is mindset change and change of mentally. If we need any restructuring, it is the restructuring of our mindset and mentality. How will anybody in his right senses believe separation is the way out?

“We have passed that stage. We have problems, there are many ways we can solve them. It is our diversity that makes us a great country. I won’t want a Nigeria where we dance same juju, or wear same attire. Our strength is in our diversity.

“Some progress is being made in spite of our difficulties and problems, we need to make greater progress than we have made before. If we do that we’ll have good governance, there’ll be no impunity, everybody will have a sense of belonging and a stake in this project called Nigeria. Nothing is wrong with Nigeria, rather a lot is wrong with Nigerians. We need to correct what is wrong with Nigerians. Some of us have to speak up because if things are wrong and you don’t speak up, then you have become an accomplice.

“Dismemberment of Nigeria is not good enough. Harmony and cohesion in Nigeria is what we should substitute for dismemberment. Inequity, injustice or unfairness are not good enough, we should substitute them with equity, fairness, good government and lack of impunity http://thenationonlineng.net/nigeria-needs-mindset-change-not-restructuring-obasanjo/

we don hear!

13 31 baba

smh... ook na

Who are the Nigeria and wat is Nigeria?

An entire region say they are not Nigeria and u are talking about stopping Nnamdi Kanu?

OBJ u are suppose to be retired from politics at 84 years of age, yet u keep making comments that exposes ur dementia.

Nnamdi Kanu is far greater than a treasury looter like urself and mass murderer.

The people of Odi in Bayelsa might have recieved compensation from the state of Nigeria for the Genocide u commited against them but that does not absolve u from being a War Criminal who murdered his own people.

Nexttime, before u jump into the SS/SE affairs or demand stopping the people champion Nnamdi Kanu, u better get it into ur bleeping demented head that Nigeria is not ur property and u are no longer President.

Nobody is talking about war but referendum. War is good now is d time of peace through referendum a democratic process.Those who want to leave should be allowed to do so through referendum.

..the old dirty mind who fought for a 3rd tenure, and introduced ghana must go politics to the legislative is telling nigerians to restructure their mindsets, and not the quota system that only encourages laziness and breeds poverty in the long run with no effective checks...we desperately need to rid our land of these evil men who see themselves as demi-gods

How do you change the mind set of 180+Million Nigerians .








obj has officially joins the di.ck gangs!

Baba have spoken, oppose him at your own peril.