2015: Useni, Gana, Wabara, Mantu, Ita-Giwa, others woo delegates to join NUF

ABUJA — AHEAD of 2015 Presidential election, strong indications emerged, weekend, that there were moves to strengthen the political structure of President Goodluck Jonathan as he plans to declare for his re‑ election bid through a group called National Unity Forum.
At the weekend, the arrow heads of the forum, former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Gen. Jerry Useni; ex‑ Senate President, Adolphus Wabara; former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu; former Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita‑Giwa, among others gathered delegates to the on‑going National Conference for an interactive dinner at the Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
The event which had in attendance delegates from across the six geo‑political zone was, according to the organisers, designed to further strengthen the unity of the country.
Nigeria yet to evolve into nation state —Wabara
Speaking at the event, Wabara and a delegate said despite the significance of Nigeria in the international scene, it was yet to evolve into a true nation.
Wabara, who spoke on the backdrop of last Wednesday’s bomb blasts at a shopping mall in Wuse II, however, hailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration for convening the national conference which has brought together prominent Nigerians to help proffer solutions to some of the current challenges bedevilling the nation.
According to him, “after one century of existence as geo‑political entity, Nigeria is yet to evolve into a nation state. Though it plays important roles in the international arena, it lacks the structures that present it as a developed nation.”