Governor Ahmed expressed this view while delivering a lecture tagged Nigeria at Fifty-five: "The Gains,The Pains and the Prospects" at NUJ Press Centre, Iyaganku,Ibadan.
He said the country was yet to exhibit the attribute of a nation because of the attitude of its leaders.
Governor Ahmed who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold charged Nigerians to always strive to elect socially responsible leaders into position of authority in the interest of the nation and its people.
He said gone were the days when ethnic and other parochial considerations should be used in the choice of leaders who were to manage the affairs of the country during election period.
The Governor also said to achieve a prosperous nation, the educational sector must be rejuvenated so that Nigeria could assume its rightful position in the committee of nations.
The Governor admitted that it was incumbent on the present leadership and generality of Nigerians examine the basis of Nigerian nationhood with reference to its peculiar history and chart the way forward for its overall development.
Governor Ahmed expressed delight that efforts to find a workable solution through the nineteen seventy-nine, nineteen ninety-nine and the ongoing amendment of same by the seventh and eighth National Assembly was a welcome development.
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