Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the Nigerian Government to be alive to its responsibilities of advancing the country’s growth and development.
Speaking at the 14th National convention of the Lions Club in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital in south-western Nigeria on Thursday, Obasanjo noted that Nigeria is facing developmental challenges and charged leaders at all levels to step up in their efforts at ensuring better quality service delivery.
“For decades, the answer to solving these challenges would have been the government. While the leadership at all level carries a huge part of providing a solution through better and quality service, this answer must change.
“We all have responsibilities when it comes to rendering service to those who need service. We should all be part of the solution to the challenges facing us,” local media reports quoted Obasanjo as saying.
He stressed the need for Nigerians to serve and protect human dignity for the development of the nation.
“As citizens of this nation, we are called to serve. We are called to protect and assist people, advocate for human rights and ensure that the dignity of every man and woman is protected,” he said.
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