Nigeria On Brink of Explosion: Obasanjo warns

Nigeria as a nation will not progress towards achieving its goals unless leaders and citizens embrace what he termed “moral rearmament”.

Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday stated this while hosting six lawmakers from the House of Representatives, who co-sponsored bills seeking a single six-year term for the president and governors, power rotation between the northern and southern parts of the country, and a single day for presidential, governorship, national assembly, and state assembly elections at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta.

Obasanjo, also warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder that could explode if the nation fails to take courageous and decisive steps to address its numerous challenges.

Obasanjo described Nigeria as a nation that takes two steps forward, one step aside, and four steps backward. He deemed the demands of #EndBadGovernance protesters as very legitimate, stating that the government should heed the people’s grievances and cease pretending that all is well.