Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria, has stated that the country requires more rebels who can speak truth to authority.
Obasanjo made the statements when releasing Babanla Adinni of Egbaland, Chief Tayo Sowunmi’s autobiography, “Footprints of a Rebel,” in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday.
Sowunmi, a former campaigner and elder statesman, celebrated his 80th birthday with the release of his memoirs.
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Obasanjo stated that for Nigeria to progress, “more rebels” must stand up and speak the truth.
He went on to say that anyone who wanted to live a life of honesty and integrity had to be a rebel.
Obasanjo said, “Looking at the title of the book, I ask myself, why would someone call himself a rebel, but it is good. The truth is that if you have to live a life of honesty and integrity, you have to become a rebel.
“There would be some time you would be asked have to do something, but you would say no, this is not right. And when you say that you will become a rebel. You may even become a persona non grata.
“Our country, there is no country that we can call our own except Nigeria. Our country, Nigeria, needs more of rebels. Those who would look at things straight in the face and say ‘this is not right’, ‘this, I will not be part of’, ‘this is not good for Nigeria.”
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