The Nigerian government has been urged to borrow a leaf from India to develop the country socially, economically and technologically. Speaking during a programme by Indian Universities Alumni Association Nigeria in Lagos to mark the 154th Posthumous Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, themed: ‘The Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s Philosophy To Nigeria’, the Consul-General of India in Lagos, Shri Chandramouli K. Kern, said he is very positive about a new Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, attended the G20 session and he was invited by India to participate. During that process there was a small programme at Raj Ghat. All the leaders went there to remember Ghandhi. I am hundred per cent sure that there will be a positive effect of Gandhi philosophy on Nigeria.”
According to him, Gandhi is a leading philosophy of the world. “We can say in the last 100 years, no such visionary has come to this earth. It is about the development of a nation economically, politically and socially.”
The President of Indian Universities Alumni Association Nigeria in Lagos, Mr. Moses Omorogbe, said that non-violence is the veritable tool for resolution of problem in the world.
On his part, the lead discussant, Mr. Kelechi Deca, said: “If you want to develop as a nation, look at the trajectory of other nations that had experienced the same thing and how they went about it.
“You don’t go about re-inventing the wheel. Check how they were able to surmount some of the challenges they went through to surmount your own challenges. Nigeria shares so much in common with India. We also have the same colonial legacies. We should be able to learn how they have been able to grow and being able to produce what they need first and to reduce their import bills.”
A lecturer at the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Dr Sunday Goodness John, said Gandhi was an India lawyer, politician, social activist and a writer, who became a leader of the nationalist movement against British rule in India.
Source: The Guardian
