Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, has said President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be blamed for Nigeria’s problem.
Obi disclosed this on Saturday in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital, where he delivered a lecture on the nation’s 57th independence anniversary.
Obi said the world is moving to an era of knowledge economy while Nigeria is still dwelling on oil.
He blamed the recent agitation for Biafra is as a result of cumulative years of bad leadership.
“Nigeria should queue into sustainable development goals (SDG), not in signature. The country is there in signature and it is the only country that got involved in millennium development Gogl (MDG) and did not achieve one goal because as soon as we signed the signature, we threw it away and came here and started doing things wrongly,” Obi said.
“Our reserve is weak today and we are not talking about savings rather we are borrowing more.
“We are moving from baggage economy to knowledge economy. So, the country should stop dwelling on solid minerals because it is a baggage economy and nobody lives with it.
“This is what Nigeria is doing and we are still talking about oil which is already destined to finish one day.”
By Tony Nwanne
