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Olusegun Obasanjo |
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the invasion of National Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS was an indication of
how low the current administration had taken Nigeria’s politics and
democracy.
Obasanjo spoke while delivering a lecturer entitled “The challenges in
Ethics in National Development” at the University College Hospital
(UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to Obasanjo, “Emphasis on socioeconomic development was
limited only to self, families, clans, region before the nation in that
order, so much so that the all-important matters of state were
subverted. Nigeria has been established, but we are yet to establish and
build Nigerians.
“The real socioeconomic issues that could impact on the people
directly for their welfare and well being are handled with levity and
with discriminating political considerations.
“Let nobody deceive us, economy feeds on politics and because our
politics is depressing, our economy is even more depressing today.
“What happened at the National Assembly on Tuesday, August 7th 2018,
and which has been roundly condemned is an indication of how low our
politics and our democracy have been taken.
“Our constitution is very clear; one of the cardinal responsibilities
of the President is the management of the economy of which the value of
the Naira forms an integral part.”
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