Thursday, January 31, 2008

Abdulsalami: I’m afraid for Nigeria


Former Head of State, Gen. Abudulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has expressed fears over the political situation in the country.

Speaking in Minna yesterday, the former head of state called on politicians to learn from the unfortunate situation in Kenya.

"I'm afraid for Nigeria, because this is not the Nigeria that our founding father's bequeathed to us".

"We are no longer our brothers keepers and instead of us talking about Nigeria, you are either talking about local governments or our states,'' he said.

Read the full story here.


In this article, former Head of State General Abudulsalami Abubakar questioned the current state of Nigeria. He asserted that today's Nigeria is not the nation that it was founded as and has strayed from the nation that its founding fathers created it to be. This brings into question the legitimacy of the nation: does Nigeria's government actually have a right to rule if it is not acting in a manner that is expected or desired?


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