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Nigeria: Obasanjo in Abuja, Rallies Support for Vision 2020
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This Day (Lagos)
16 May 2008
Posted to the web 16 May 2008
Onyebuchi Ezigbo
Abuja
Barely 72 hours after ex-Nigeria's president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo gave reasons for not honouring House Committee on Power invitation, he made a surprise appearance yesterday in Abuja, as one of the inductees into the fellowship of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering.
He urged Nigerian engineers to support the realisation of the Federal Government's Vision 20-20 agenda.
Obasanjo, who strolled into the Ladi-Kwali Hall, venue of the induction ceremony almost unnoticed until he was introduced by the organisers, however rebuffed approaches by newsmen to interview him on his way out of the hall.
In his induction speech, Obasanjo urged Nigerians to emulate the examples of Japan and Singapore, which had little or no natural resource, but achieved economic and technological progress using their engineers and technologists with local entrepreneurs.
He said the only path to achieving our economic goals is for us to have a sense of mission and vision, and to ensure consistency and continuity in our policies and actions.
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Speaking in apparent reference to recent developments
in the affairs of the country since his exist from office, Obasanjo said no progress could be made "in a storm and retrogression, but in calm and continuity," adding that government should try and build on the progress made from one generation to another. to ensure steady economic progress.
"Japan and Singapore had and still has a sense of mission and vision, and maintained consistency and continuity. They did not take the easy way out, but remained dogged, committed and undistracted on the path of technological advancement and production. There is no magic or miracle; it is brain and brawn," he said.
there should be a law of continuity in nigeria. i am not an obasanjo supporter, but in life, what is right is good for every body. let the lawmakers, make it a criminal offence for anybody, in office, to discard any good idea from his predecessor. this will enable us to try any govt. that wastes nigeria's resources out of hate, or ethnic sentiments. this will ensure there is continuity of programs in this country. help move the country forward. if the incoming administration wastes more time on nipp, the costs, will be enormous. while the probe is going on,... [Read Full Text]
CONTINUITY, CONTINUITY AND COMPLETE HEMLESS CONTINUITY from one administration to the next is the ONLY proven way for a country to move forward economically and in all respects. IT IS A SINE QUA NON FOR A COUNTRY'S PROGRESS as is witnessed in all developed countries in the world. The last time I strongly voiced it in my comments, I used Britain as an example when the administration changes from conservative to labour or vice versa, CONTINUATION IS RIGIDLY MAINTAINED. As witnessed in Nigeria today, instead of the present administration and the law makers maintaning the continuity of... [Read Full Text]
obasanjo should shut up and instead return all the money he stole from us just like the others(babangida,gowon,abdusalami,etc)We don,t want to hear any solutions coming from the mouth of the devils who put us in the mess in the first place.We assure them all that nemesis will surely catch up with you old, shameless,corrupt idiots,shut up, we don,t need your advice.
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