The Patriotic Elders Association of Nigeria, a group of retired civil servants, military officers and some businessmen, has condemned former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his recent comments that the country needs more ‘rebels’ to speak truth to the government.
The National President of the group, Dr Bature AbdulAziz, said in a statement that Obasanjo and other leaders are responsible for the problems Nigeria is facing.
According to him: “That is why we are appealing to these leaders including Obasanjo himself, who have submerged themselves into negativity regarding the nation to be patriotic and stop because Nigeria is their country too.
“We are in search of positivity that builds the nation, not negativity that destroys the nation. Nigeria is our country, and it’s compulsory for us to be patriotic.
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“We need to distance ourselves from people who have no positive thoughts for their nation, and we must be positive about our nation if truly we mean good for it,
