Obasanjo however advocated a policy-change towards addressing the problem.
The former president spoke at the third International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa with the theme, “Environmental Sustainability, Safety and Health in Infrastructure Development in Africa’ organised by the Bells University of Technology which has the theme.
The three-day conference is being conducted in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Obasanjo, who was the chairman of the occasion, said time had come for African countries to develop critical infrastructure to overcome environmental challenges.
He argued that efforts at socio-economic development, growth and progress would amount to nought if there was no adequate infrastructural base.
“The challenges of human insecurity stare us in the face not only in Nigeria but across the continent. These include, amongst others, food and nutrition, healthcare, power, transportation and housing.It is glaring that there is need for a change in policies and technique of actualization to achieve excellence,” the former president said.
Obasanjo therefore enjoined participants at the conference to break new grounds in infrastructure development in the African continent.
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