Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said some Nigerians are the greatest problem of their country....


Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said some Nigerians are the greatest problem of their country.

In his weekly column, the presidential spokesman cautioned Nigerians against ” disintegration, destabilization and outright war”.

He said although the country is not perfect, many should do their best to make it work.

Adesina criticised those who do nothing but find faults in the country, saying the repercussion of a crisis can better be imagined.

“It’s often intriguing to hear eminent and well appointed Nigerians talk about disintegration, destabilization and outright war, as if it’s a picnic. War? Not a tea party, and not something you should wish even upon your enemy.
Nigeria fought a war before, in which about two million people died. There was sorrow, tears and blood, till good sense prevailed, and we said there was no victor, no vanquished. The scars of that internecine conflict are still very evident in some parts of the land.

“Why then do some newspaper columnists, public commentators, ethnic warlords, even academics, talk of war as something they long for, an affliction they want to inflict their country with? War? Is it a picnic or tea party?

“I have seen enough to make me conclude that the greatest problem of Nigeria are Nigerians themselves. They seem to hate their country. There was that atheist who said on his death bed. “I hate everybody. I hate God. I even hate myself.” That seems to be the experience of a good number of Nigerians,” he wrote.

Nigeria is not perfect

The presidential spokesman said although the country is not perfect, wishing evil upon it is not the solution to the problems.

“What am I saying? Is Nigeria in a perfect state, nirvana, a Utopia? By no means. We all see things that exasperate us about our country. So, is cutting off the head the cure for headache? Is death wish for the country through the constant craving for war the way out, couched as warnings by some interest groups? For really, that is what they would wish to see, if only to have the morbid satisfaction of saying: we warned, they didn’t listen.

“We have our grouses with Nigeria. The President often talks of missed opportunities, and yes, this country has missed many, over the decades. But he adds that those of them who have fought to keep this country together would never open their eyes and see Nigeria dismembered. Loving the unloveable. That is what Nigerians need, if we would eventually get the country we desire. William Cowper, English writer, who lived between 1731 and 1800, said: “England, with all thy faults, I love thee still-my country.”

“That is one thing we find lacking. We have not got to the point that we can say, Nigeria, with all thy faults, I love thee still-my country.

“The Good Book says love covers a multitude of sins. And it does. But does it happen in respect of our country? Don’t Nigerians carry around giant-sized grudges against themselves, against their leaders, against the next ethnic group, and against their own very land… They seem to hate their country. There was that atheist who said on his death bed. “I hate everybody. I hate God. I even hate myself.”

Many reasons to love Nigeria

“The need of the hour is love for Nigeria, warts and all. Yes, there are many reasons not to love this land. But it’s the only one we have. We would be second class citizens anywhere else. Nigeria we hail thee. Our own dear native land.
The fault lines are many: ethnicity, suspicion of domination, religious differences, language, centrifugal forces. But, Nigeria, with all thy faults, I love thee still-my country.

“Do you know that some Nigerians actually gloat when things go wrong in the country? They rejoice at wanton killings, massive insecurity, prostrate economy, decrepit inter-ethnic relationships, and the like. They want things to fall apart in the ‘zoo.’ But Nigeria will survive. The singer, Veno Marioghae, said it long ago. Nigeria is like the testicles of a ram. It may sway from side to side as the ram runs, but it will never fall off.

“It’s time we began to have a Nigerian agenda, instead of sectional agenda. It’s time we began to see the big picture, and wish our country well. Enough of wars and rumours of war. Can we cavil less about our country? Can we emphasize less on things not done, and focus more on things being achieved? And I tell you, the Buhari government has stories to tell. Of rice pyramids, roads, rail, bridges, airports, massive infrastructure everywhere.

“Just on Thursday, the 13 Floor, Twin Tower ultra-modern Headquarters Building of the Niger Delta Development Commission was commissioned, about 26 years after it was conceived. And many of such projects abound. Let’s wail less, and appreciate more. Nigeria, with all thy faults, I love thee still-my country.”


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Yes Of Course ? But the point is you are on the top list of those nigerian
Afterall you are a zombie to someone who is far less educated than you definenately you are problem to this country,

Dear femi,
yes we are the problem of our country, while you and your boss are the solution to our country's problem!
that is why 'we' the problem always vote you Who Is The solution into power hoping for positivity only for you to come and be criticising us and then looting From Our Budget because we are nothing but a problem to the country.
After That You Will Say "Change Begin With You"
mhen the kind thunder were go Come fire you for this talk go wowor pass obasanjo face o!
smh....Nonsense And Donald Trump!

Bitter truth. Hypocrisy, backstabbing, envy and jealousy. But don't blame Nigerians, blame the government and so called failed leaders for the faulty leadership and failed system that brought about Nigerians becoming the problem of Nigeria.

Adesina is making anlogies with two incomparable
Nigeria provides nothing for its citizenry: no house no security nothing. Can he beat his chest and mention one thing, just one good thing provided for Nigeria that warrant a comparison with UK.

A country where there is injustice, non equiity unfairness, cannot have unity let alone ethnic cohesion. One tribe feels it superior to another, one tribe feels it has Monopoly of violence and all other must watch and keep loving?

Adesina pray non of your love ones is ever kidnapped, not when you are in government, and see the agony, pain and dispair Nigeria goes through on daily basis. One merger income combined together pay ransom and all the government say is amesty for the kidnappers and bandits?

Adesina is not in tune with the everyday Nigerians hence to sit on a mighty chair and talk about love. Nigerians heart are daily broken yet we still love. If he loves Nigeria he should have resigned long before now

For those who want to give birth this 2021 today is the last day Anything after today U go born 2022 so use this night well

Boss, in addition, too many elite in the political stratosphere do not believe neither are they interested in the Nigerian project

He likes asking for insults to himself

Especially those Ipob miscreants

Jesse6:
He likes asking for insults to himself

Is he not saying the truth

It is not time for him to blame anybody is time for them to fix things

uptimum123:


Is he not saying the truth

Adesina and his pay masters are the major problems in Nigeria, they important foreign fulanis to snatch power from the previous administration, the same people are destroying his government, so they should go and check their brains very well, they caused their predicaments.

Hmmmmmmm, since this mumu wants to use the Good Book to blackmail us, I will like to use the same book to respond to him.
God said come, let us make man in our own image. This means let's make them like us, that's justice, after he is done with creation, he looked at it all, and he loved them. So, we can all see that justice was the foundation love was built on.
So tell your mumu oga that he should ensure justice through fairness and equity to all part of the country, then express love through affection and empathy by visiting different parts of the country and not just the north, then we can talk about love.
Till then, make you and your boss die where dem no go bury you.
Nonsense

SATANICALLY:
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Yoruba one nijeriyanist. When are u bringing back ur brothers that your fellow one nijeriya brethren turn to refugees in benin republic? I hope Femi Adesina is not from Ogun state

Your current oga too once implied that Nigerian are useless, senseless and undisciplined.