Obasanjo counsels leaders on continuity in government

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has
advised leaders at all levels to ensure
continuity of good policies and projects in
governance to aid infrastructural and
human capacity development in the
country .
The former president stated this when the
Good Governance Group (3 Gs) led by its
convener , Comrade Seyi Mohammed Gambo ,
paid him a courtesy visit in his Hilltop
House, Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the
weekend .
Addressing members of the 3 Gs Obasanjo
said most of the failures witnessed in the
country were caused by refusal of
successive governments to continue
institutional and policy frameworks and
projects put in place by their
predecessors .
He cited the Operation Feed the Nation and
the reforms in the rail transportation and
power sectors initiated during his
administrations as military head of state
and later as civilian president, which
could have been beneficial to Nigerians,
saying they were abandoned by successive
governments .
The former President also said the
government should encourage growth of
private investors and ensure that they are
bigger , adding that “ the bigger private
operators should be able to encourage
price reduction on commodities.”
He called on the government to set up Anti-
Trust Commission to protect Nigerians from
oppressive big entrepreneurs , saying , “ I
will never go against Nigerian
entrepreneurs getting big but I will go
against them becoming oppressive. ”
Earlier in his speech , Gambo said the visit
was to tap from the experience of the
former president on issues bordering on
leadership challenges in Nigeria.