The cat was finally let out of the bag by Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who stated that Nigerians are more devoted to their ethnic nationalities than to the country, which has been a stumbling block toward a collective approach to moving Nigeria forward.
This was revealed in Delta State when the Former Nigerian president was Speaking at a forum, Jonathan disclosed the importance of the federal legislators to stop seeing themselves as representatives of their individual states or ethnic groups but rather as a representative of the entire nation.
Jonathan stated, "You are a member of the Nigerian National Assembly, either the Senate or the House of Representatives. You are not a member of the assembly of your people at the state assembly,".
"So We must begin to take the whole country as our people if we are to get out of this predicament."
He further stressed that
"Nigeria is not the only country with multiple nationalities, but it remains a place where people have yet to see themselves as common citizens of one nation. As long as this persists, genuine development will remain difficult to achieve.
This is one major area where the nation is lacking and all these came into play due to selfish political interests but it all has to stop so the citizens can begin to see themselves as one nation rather than being a die harder and devoted to their ethnic nationalities instead of to the country.
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