A frontline politician, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, on Sunday said while Nigeria at 100 was worth celebrating it was important that the nation must address the negative tendencies undermining its development.
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Musa however said in an interview in Kaduna that in spite of its problems, Nigeria has great potentials for growth.
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"In spite of the problems, 100 years of Nigeria's existence is worth celebrating.
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"This is because it would have been a different story and a most likely pathetic story if Nigeria had not become one.
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"As one country, Nigeria is not only big in territory but a very prosperous country, taking into account its human and material resources.
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"We have problems, no doubt, but all other countries in the world had their developmental challenges too," the former governor of the old Kaduna state in the Second Republic said.
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Musa however said there must be conscious changes in the nation's socio-economic and political system for Nigeria to overcome its problems.
Very true. That really has to happen if we want to move forward in this country. Good advise from this individual