Thread by @fimiletoks

Full respect to Obasanjo for his contributions to Nigeria but there are some fundamental / structural issues that he failed to address.

1. Police structure - Fate presented us with an opportunity to scrap the centralised system in 1999. The rise of OPC, Bakassi, Egbesu

And other militia groups, made local and community policing so necessary. We bungled it completely.

2 . National Identity card / Census - without a proper identity management system and accurate data on population, we were heading no where. We bungled the process. ID card scam..

3. Derivation principle - It was time for us to address the injustice with derivation and revenue and take it back to 50% host community and 50% tax to the FG. Host communities are still suffering till date. Go to the SS, go to Obajana, go to Ayetoto is Ondo state...

Removal of toll gates instead of automating payments - there was no proper plan to fund and maintain road infrastructure. Tolls, road concession, PPP etc were the way forward. We handed over road maintenance to FERMA.

5. Retirement of top military officers, over 100 Generals and Middle rank officers were retired. Defunding the military when the world was battling terrorism circa 2001.

6. University Autonomy and funding for tertiary education. ASUU strikes became perennial for a reason, funding. We bungled the chance to set up the framework for University education and technical colleges.

7. Privatisation program - No need to go into this