posted by Pat Utomi
30 March 2011
A CRY FOR MY BELOVED COUNTRY – STATEMENT BY PATRICK OKEDINACHI UTOMI, SDMP CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT 2011
I am honoured that you all could join me today as I bring to close one of the more challenging experiences of a life I can dare to say has been eventful.
It is opportunity for deep reflection and candid review of our nation’s state of health and my personal engagement with the struggle to renew and refresh it. Let me apologise that given the object of today’s briefing, the narrative will be somewhat tedious. This is necessary because what is at stake is feedstock for history.
These statistics tell a clear story about how poorly we have fared. Comparing us with our peers from the 1960s usually is cause for much sadness. Whether it is the UNDP Human Development Index or the Africa Competitiveness report, the nation which at independence had great potential now lags.
As a citizen, I have long been puzzled by why Nigeria
No comments:
Post a Comment