Osita Ogbu Quotes
born 1957 Nigeria
Osita Ogbu OON (born 1957) is a Nigerian politician. He is the professor of development economics at the University of Nigeria.
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What is ailing this nation is within this nation; what is ailing Igbo land is within Igbo land; and what is ailing the Mbaise community is within Mbaise.
In spite of the seeming dangers of our time, we are compelled to speak based on the mandate of our conscience and the disquiet contradictions of our time.
There is a need for a committed leader who understands the urgent need for transformation.
Nigeria has no consistency in national planning.
Food insecurity is a result of low productivity. It is important to have large and mechanised farms built around Institutions of knowledge such as a University of Agriculture.
As long as our minds are not free, our thoughts would be limited and actions misdirected.
The boards that govern the Special Economic Zones should understand their roles.
In a country where a senator’s monthly salary is a professor’s annual salary, clearly our major crisis is linked to immoral power, power without love and the fear of God
Inequality is pervasive and it undermines the trust, solidarity and mutuality upon which responsible citizenship is based. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on inclusive growth and equality.
NESG should have a presence at the sub-national level. States should be transformed into engines of prosperity and centres for policy innovations.
silence cannot be golden, because the army of the hopeless is swelling while self worth is diminishing.
Politics is superior to the economy. Fixing politics is a major step to fixing the economy, because major economic decisions are made by politicians. To achieve macroeconomic stability, politics must be fixed.
No country has successfully made a transition from poverty without a robust manufacturing industry. Therefore, efforts should be made to increase the productivity/contribution of the manufacturing sector from the current 10-12% to about 40%.