The Problem with Nigeria – Gowon, Obasanjo, Shonekan

By Uduma Kalu, Providence Obuh & Monsur Olowoopejo LAGOS — Three former Nigerian Heads of State, yesterday, led the way as eminent citizens took critical assessment of the state of the nation and the ills plaguing the country. Notable among them were Gen Yakubu Gowon, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the Chairman of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, who were among the group of eminent Nigerians that looked at the state of affairs in the country, 13 years after the restoration of democracy in Nigeria. The leaders expressed concern over the corruption in the country, especially in

the judiciary and  concluded that the problems facing Nigeria today were due to the failure of institutions and systems. They asked younger Nigerians to build on the labours of the generations of past Nigerian leaders. Specifically, the former military head of state,  General Yakubu Gowon urged younger generation of Nigerians not “to break Nigeria.” continued