Former Nigeria president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has lamented about failure of the first Republic politicians to unite Nigeria.
The former President said they were all interested in their regions and were not nationalistic but lauded them for positioning the country for economic prosperity.
Jonathan spoke during the one-year memorial lecture in honour of late Captain Hosa Okunbo in Abuja, yesterday.
He said: "I believe that the legacy of nationhood and roots of unity were weak at Nigeria’s independence and not much has been done since then to strengthen the base of the union.
"The decision to shift away from the regional arrangement to a national focus, where Nigerians will begin to see their country as their common heritage, need a different orientation, planning, strategy and adaptation.
"My charge to Nigerians is to be circumspect in the exercise of their voting rights.
"We must shift away from the politics of bread and butter and ensure that we do not elect leaders that will buy our conscience today and mortgage the future of our children and grandchildren.
"We should endeavour to elect only those that will leave legacies of unity, peace and development."
He concluded.
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