{"id":903210,"date":"2026-05-03T04:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/former-president-obasanjo-no-one-will-fix-nigeria-for-us-until-we-unite\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T04:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:29:06","slug":"former-president-obasanjo-no-one-will-fix-nigeria-for-us-until-we-unite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/former-president-obasanjo-no-one-will-fix-nigeria-for-us-until-we-unite\/","title":{"rendered":"Former President Obasanjo: &#8220;No One Will Fix Nigeria for Us Until We Unite.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, has encouraged Nigerians to share accountability for the country&#8217;s advancement, warning that meaningful development will remain out of reach unless citizens unite to confront the country\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\nObasanjo made the announcement on Thursday during the Sixth Annual Colloquium held to mark the 65th birthday of Itua Ighodalo, founder of Trinity Church. The event, themed \u201cThe Future of Nigeria,\u201d featured discussions on the country\u2019s path forward.<\/p>\n<p>\nOn behalf of the Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute, Prof. Adedeji Daramola, the former president stressed that nation-building is a shared duty that cuts across all sectors of society.<br \/>\nHe warned against expecting sudden miracles without deliberate action, saying every Nigerian, from market women to professionals and political leaders, must play a role in shaping the nation\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n<p>\nObasanjo said, &#8220;Nobody will fix Nigeria for us until we come together to work and fix it,&#8221; adding that while leadership is vital, true progress depends on collective participation and accountability.<br \/>\nHe also highlighted the importance of involving young people in governance and national development, describing them as the backbone of Nigeria\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn his words, Nigeria\u2019s large youth population presents a major advantage that must be harnessed through technology and innovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nIn order to empower young Nigerians and promote long-term progress, he urged stakeholders to take advantage of innovations like artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Augustine Wrona<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tori.ng\/news\/320886\/former-president-obasanjo-no-one-will-fix-nigeria.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, has encouraged Nigerians to share accountability for the country&#8217;s advancement, warning that meaningful development will remain out of reach unless citizens unite to confront the country\u2019s challenges. Obasanjo made the announcement on Thursday during the Sixth Annual Colloquium held to mark the 65th birthday of Itua Ighodalo, founder of Trinity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":903211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148,851],"tags":[6221,6180],"class_list":{"0":"post-903210","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-former","8":"category-president","9":"tag-former","10":"tag-president"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}