Owu son and former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has acknowledged that Nigeria has great policies that could make the nation globally competitive, but lack execution.
The military and civilian former president warned that progress would continue to elude Nigeria since the country has become a burial ground for great unimplemented policies.
Expressing his disappointment, he deduced that Nigeria appears to be taking one step forward and three steps backward due to leadership inability to implement policies.
The foregoing were submitted publicly by the Owu’s son at a function in Abuja yesterday. He said Nigeria is not bereft of policies to achieve greatness but blamed leaders for the country’s lack of progress.
Policies are good, but not enough according to Obasanjo: “It is not enough for leaders to have policies or make statements. We are not short of policies in Nigeria.
“Unfortunately, Nigeria has become a burial ground of policies that are either unimplemented or unexecuted.
“Those who make progress achieved progress, not on the basis of wishing to make progress, but on taking actions. They do not take two steps forward and three steps backward.
“Regrettably, this is what we are doing in every aspect of our national life. And as long as we are doing things this way, progress will elude us,” he added.
