BY PETER OKUTU

ABAKALIKI—FORMER Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Sam Egwu, weekend, blamed the current challenges facing the country in various sectors of the economy on the lack of foresight by previous administrations.

Egwu argued that if previous administrations had taken time to address the implications of a growing population like Nigeria vis-à-vis the provision of infrastructural facilities, Nigeria would not have been in such a disadvantaged position.

Egwu, who is also the leader of the state delegates to the ongoing National Conference, spoke in an interview with newsmen at his Umuebe farm, Ezzamgbo in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.

According to him, “We should acknowledge that as a country we have failed in trying to address these issues confronting us. Previous governments did not take time to address these issues.
‘’They have not planned ahead, knowing that with our country coming up with population explosion, we needed to plan ahead of these issues.”