Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigerians ought not to be living in poverty, given the abundant natural and human resources in the country.
Speaking at a dinner hosted in his honour by the Abia State Government at the Government House in Umuahia, Obasanjo noted that Nigeria is richly endowed but continues to suffer as a result of the mismanagement of its resources.
He said: “Nigerians have no business with poverty because God has given us all that we need.
“If we are mismanaging what God has given us, we do not have God to blame, we have ourselves to blame.”
Obasanjo thumbed up Governor Alex Otti of Abia State for his transformation efforts, which has attracted widespread public approval of his governance.
Obasanjo said the country’s fortunes would be greatly improved if at least 18 governors were effectively carrying out their duties .
“For me, whether you don’t greet me or I greet you and you don’t answer, what is important to me is that the people of this country are getting what they deserve and what they deserve is good governance,” he said.
