www.odogwublog.com reports that there is no hope for
Nigeria unless the country first gets its politics right.
This is the verdict
of former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi.
Speaking with newsmen
on Friday in Abuja after his presentation at a workshop on “Religious Freedom,
Interfaith Relations & Civil Society in Africa” jointly organized by the
Kukah Center and Yale University, USA, Mr. Obi stressed the need for Nigerians
to constantly engage the political class.
“This is critical
because, for any society, if you get most things right and your politics wrong,
everything will go wrong,” Obi said.
“Our major problem
today is that our politics is wrong; it is transactional rather than
transformational. People go into politics for every reason other than for
service and sacrifice for the good of all. Therefore, there is a need for all
groups of stakeholders especially religious groups and civil societies to
meaningfully engage the political class on good governance and doing what is
right for the society,” Obi added.
The former governor,
whose presentation was on “Engaging the Political Class”, thanked the Kukah
Center “for the great work they are doing by engaging various stakeholders in
the need to build a better society for the benefit of all.”
The workshop attracted
highly placed people from various religious groups and civil Societies. They
included the Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan; Minister of Solid
Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop
Mathew Hassan Kukah; Anglican Bishop of Jos, Archbishop Emmanuel Kwashi; Anglican
Bishop of Lokoja, Archbishop Emmanuel Egbunu; and Professor Lamin Sanneh of
Yale University USA.
Others were Dr Mike
Glerup of Yale University USA; Hon. Edward Pwajok; Professor Ibrahim Ashafa;
Professor Chidi Odinkalu; Dr Sam Amadi; Fr George Ehusani; and Dr Clement
Nwankwo, among others.
Photo Caption
•L-R: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi;
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah; Former Governor of
Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi; Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan; and
Professor Lamin Sanneh of Yale University USA, at the workshop organised by
Kukah Center and Yale University . . . on Friday in Abuja.
No hope for Nigeria unless we get our politics right, says Peter Obi
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
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