Stop telling evil about your country, a lot is happening in Nigeria , UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, tells Nigerian critics

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*Challenges: If you say nothing is happening, define what you mean

 

 The United Nation (UN)’s Deputy Secretary-General, Hajia Amina Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to be patriotic and stop condemning Nigeria.

Hajia Mohammed, also the Chairperson, the UN Sustainable Development Group, said this on the sidelines of a public lecture on Thursday in Abuja.

The lecture titled, ‘The use of ceasefire agreements in avoiding escalation of armed conflicts,’ was organised by the Law Faculty of Baze University, Abuja.

According to her, young Nigerians must always speak positively about their country.

“You need to go back and find out what is happening in your villages and where we were in 1960 and where we are today,” said the UN deputy chief scribe, who added that, “I agree with you that the potential in this country has not been met, and we could have done much better with this government, with the past government, and with the government before.”

But she pointed out, “What I disagree with is people going about saying there is no hope and condemn everything about the country. So, to say nothing is happening, define what you mean by nothing.

“Mind what you say because it has impacts on people’s lives. Some people take it seriously, whether what you say is true or not.”

The UN deputy chief advised the youths to be cautious about criticising the country.

Mohammed added, “It is, therefore, important to always consider the implication of what you want to say about your country is before saying them.”

She further stated that it was “imperative” for people always to know that what they say can have adverse implications.

“Instead of writing off their fatherland, young people should employ their educational skills and contribute their quota towards the growth of the country,” the UN official said.

She said when people talk about government having to work on ensuring peace and security, so long they continue to look to the top, they won’t get out of the problem.
She said government is not only about the top but the state and local government, asking to know what state and local government authorities have done about particularly keeping children off the street .
She noted that there are 19 African women on the line of authority at the United Nations and said while that is fine, it is also important to know: “What are we doing with our positions” at the UN?

Meanwhile, Mamman Tahir, Vice-Chancellor of Baze University, said the school organised the lecture to promote interactive learning.

“It is the type of things we want to see in our institution that distinguished it from other universities, where you have a platform for sharing ideas.

“So, we are happy that this lecture is carried out here today,” Mr Tahir said.

She said when people talk about government having to work on ensuring security of child and peace, so long people continue to talk about the top they won’t get out of the problem.
She said government is mainly that if local authority and then state. She asked to know what state and local government authorities have done about keeping the children off the street .
She noted that there are 19 African women in the line of authority at the United Nations. She said while that is fine, it is also important to know: “What are we doing with our positions” at the UN?

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