According to the Report by Vanguard paper this Morning, The former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Said Our Founding Fathers have failed to Build a Nation, but they Won the Independence.
Jonathan said this in his remarks at a national dialogue and public presentation of 21 books in honour of Prof. Udenta Udenta, as part of activities to mark his 60th birthday in Abuja.
Jonathan said: “Have we been able to convince ourselves whether we are a state or a nation? If we are a country and a state, how do we become a nation?
“I am not blaming our founding fathers but they failed to integrate us into a proper nation. They operated as individuals and so on.
“Of course, if you have read some of the comments of our former leaders, someone like (Obafemi) Awolowo made it very clear that there was no nation called Nigeria. That it is a geographical entity, it is a country, it is a state, it has laws but there is no nation”.
Many people on social media agreed with what the former vice president said about the country while other people disagree with him, what Jonathan said has buzzed a lot of Comments on social media when the reports surfaced.
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