Nigeria should be giant in development, not only in population – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna senator and social critic, Shehu Sani, emphasized that Nigeria should aspire to be the leading force not just in population but across all economic sectors.
He articulated this viewpoint during the sidelines of the Inaugural Memorial Lecture of Prince Emeka Obasi, the late Publisher of Business Hallmark, titled: ‘If this Giant Must Walk; Manifesto for a New Nigeria’.
Sani, who previously represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly and chaired the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, expressed that Nigeria still has progress to make to reach its full potential.
“We are a nation of 220 million people and we pride ourselves as a Giant of Africa. Well, population is an asset, but what do we use that population for?
“We should be giant in manufacturing, giant in export; giant in shipbuilding; giant in car manufacturing; giant in information technology; giant in agricultural; giant in education. “Nigeria is not there yet, we shouldn’t just be giant in population,” Sani said.
According to him, if Nigeria does not have water to drink and power supply with all rivers around, if there is hunger with the arable land around, the problem is not God but self-inflicted.
Nigeria has everything God should give us. Where is the solution? The first thing is, Nigeria should address the security challenges we are facing today.
“I’m a bit impressed because progress is being made, but we need to bring an end to terrorists and bandits that are destroying our country, kidnapping our people,” he added.
