Keep quiet, Nigeria not a failed state – Senator advises Obasanjo
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South Senatorial District, has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo to refrain from making statements that undermine Nigeria’s progress, asserting that the country is functioning effectively under President Bola Tinubu and the APC-led Federal Government.
Ibrahim made this remark during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.
He was reacting to Obasanjo’s recent keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University in Connecticut, USA.
In his address, Obasanjo criticised Nigeria’s leadership, describing the country as being in a state of “state capture” and urging Nigerians to prioritise credible leadership for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure electoral integrity.
“I have a lot of respect for former President Olusegun Obasanjo, but the language of the war on peacetime is a disaster,” Ibrahim said.
“Everybody knows that developing countries are failed states. How do you define developing countries in international relations? Failed states.”
He questioned Obasanjo’s understanding of the current administration’s challenges and progress, saying, “Is Obasanjo interest more than my interest? I employed over 4,000 Nigerians. Baba himself knows that if Nigeria at this time is a failed state, then what do we talk about Ghana?”
