MBONU CALLS FOR TOTAL REBRANDING OF NIGERIA
MBONU CALLS FOR TOTAL REBRANDING OF NIGERIA Dr. Okey Samuel Mbonu, former Presidential aspirant in the 2019 general election has called for a total rebranding of Nigeria as the panacea towards building a strong, progressive, and united country. He advocated for the immediate change of the name Nigeria to ‘Republic of West Africa’ amongst several other reforms he would like the nation to embark on. Dr. Okey Mbonu made this clarion call in his remarks as a speaker at the just concluded Nigeria National Leadership Conference (NNLC) and National Economic Empowerment Summit (NEES), organized by the Carpenter Foundation, held at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Lagos. Speaking further on his call for name change, Dr Okey Mbonu opined that most Nigerians are beholden to their tongues or religion and have refused to cultivate passion or patriotism for the country. He said since we are all West Africans, and there are numerous West Africans pouring into o...