Nigeria Is Set To Return To Shagari Days � Oby Ezekwesili Speaks

While presenting a public lecture at the annual Public Service Celebration which took place at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Ikeja, Lagos yesterday, Former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has compared Nigeria’s recent economic situation to that of  the 1982 regime of former President, Shehu Shagari.

She stated that the economy had taken a nose dive and wondered how Nigeria to found itself in the current situation. She recalled that back in 1981 to 1982, Nigeria witnessed the same economic relapse as it is witnessing now, and that she had hoped that Nigeria would not suffer such situations ever again.

“We have found ourselves in a situation where every sector is in a precarious situation. We are operating on uncertainty and it is most difficult. Our economy has taken a nose dive, and I ask how it is possible for Nigeria to find itself in this embarrassing situation.

"We are faced with similar economic conditions like that between 1981 and 1982 during the regime of former president Shehu Shagari. Nigerians must study history because people who do not study history risk repeating all the mistakes made in the past”, Ezekwesili stated.