{"id":108918,"date":"2023-10-27T16:19:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T15:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=108918"},"modified":"2023-10-27T16:19:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T15:19:57","slug":"obasanjo-only-true-nationalist-other-presidents-are-ethnic-leaders-amaechi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/obasanjo-only-true-nationalist-other-presidents-are-ethnic-leaders-amaechi\/","title":{"rendered":"Obasanjo only true nationalist; other presidents are ethnic leaders \u2014 Amaechi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says Nigeria is still in search of national leaders, and its democracy needs serious rethinking in terms of scope and focus.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi was the guest speaker at the 2023 TheNiche Annual Lecture themed \u201cWhy We Stride and Slip: Leadership, Nationalism, and the Nigerian Condition,\u201d held on Thursday in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>He questioned the extent to which Nigerian leadership has been imbued with the necessary sense of national unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only person near that point of nationalism, with all due respect, is ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. The rest are ethnic leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTruly remarkable national leadership is the ability of a leader to galvanise the totality of a nation around the common national banner with a vision and a sense of mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truly remarkable national leader is the one who can rise above limitations to take the nation and its people to that place they long for but have never been before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a place of national greatness, pride, achievements, and shared goals, aspirations, and prosperity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says Nigeria is still in search of national leaders, and its democracy needs serious rethinking in terms of scope and focus. 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