Ango Abdullahi, spokesman, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), says Nigeria is a failure, 57 years after the most populous black nation gained independence.
Speaking in an interview with The Sun, Abdullahi said in comparison to other countries that gained independence around the time Nigeria got hers, he would grade the nation a failure.
He added that given all the human and natural resources the country is endowed with, Nigeria has failed to achieve “the goals and aspirations it set for itself” and its citizens.
“If I was a teacher marking Nigeria from 1960, or a teacher marking Nigeria’s script as one of my students of over these 57 years, I will grade her a failure,” Abdullahi said.
“As you said, we will be 57 years and the question is, have all those aspirations been achieved? The honest answer is no.
“When you look at it from the point of view of the opportunities available, the resources available, the chances available, both internal and external and you sum all these up, including the human capital, I will say that Nigeria failed to achieved the goals and aspirations it set for itself and for its people.
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Nigeria is a failure at 57 — Ango Abdullahi
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