firing shots at the presidency. While speaking
at his Presidential Library yesterday in
Abeokuta, during the celebration of his 78th
birthday and 2015 annual summit, the former
president said there were too many 'think-
tanks' in Nigeria, instead of 'do-tanks.'
Stressing that what we need right now are
prayers to get leaders that occasions like this
deserve.
Obasanjo went on to say West African
countries are worried about Nigeria and even
Britain isn't left out too. They are worried
about our security, political and socio-
economic challenges. When they call me or I
visit them, they ask these questions, he said.
"We are about 180 million now, our brothers
and sisters in West Africa are worried and
when they talk to me and I ask why they were
worried, they always reply that, 'if half a
million Nigerians go to Republic of Benin, we
will overwhelm them.
"If two million (Nigerians) go to Ghana… Even
Britain is worried, they are worried. They said
their problem is that if one million Nigerians
go to Britain, they said in 10 years, there will
be 10 million Nigerians in Britain and they will
rather keep us here."
He also emphasized that Nigeria is blessed
with too many resources for any citizen to
suffer.
"My concern is that we have too many think
tanks, we need more of do tanks. The point is,
we can do and we have no reason why we can't
do and we have also seen that one individual
can make a difference.
"There is no reason why any Nigerian child, at
this point in time should not have a basic
education, food and nutrition. Not only
Nigerian child, no Nigerian should go to bed
without food.
"We have the resources to achieve all that,
that we are not achieving it does not mean we
don't have the resources. It is because we
haven't managed our resources well.
"Employment, if all other things are right,
there should be no reason for any Nigerian
who wants to be employed not to have the
opportunity for employment."
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