At 66, Nigeria hasn’t lived up to expectations – Farounbi

• Our country won’t make progress until we return to true federalism
• No president should stop citizens from probing his past, but opposition should focus on issues
Elder Statesman and former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Chief Yemi Farounbi, is not happy with the present state of the nation.
Farounbi turned 84 on October 1, on a day Nigeria would get its independence from Great Britain. But looking back at the trajectory of the nation, he says Nigeria ought to have progressed more than its present state, given the abundant resources and manpower God has blessed Nigeria with.
In this interview, Ambassador Farounbi offered a frank assessment of the problems facing the c...