 The governor of Somalia says the problems of Nigeria should be shared among the leaders and the people. The governor said these are Bishop Mike Okonko's annual lecture titled Nigeria, a country at war against itself. Correspondent, love Ikukui Okonko has details in this report. This is the 17th Mike Okonko national essay competition bringing together like-minded whose main focus is the progress of the nation. The competition saw secondary schools across the six geopolitical zones of the country participating. Chief host, Governor Sao Wunu, represented by his special advisor on chief tenancy and local government affairs, Bayo Oshinyemi, tax-religious organizations to pray for course intervention, describing Bishop Okonko as Pan-Nigeria and a patriot. Many things are wrought by prayers than the whole wide world dreams of. But beyond prayers, our efforts must also be directed to the conscious and deliberate attempt by both the leaders and the late at pursuing good works with inspiring leadership and patriotic followers. The main speaker, Chairman of Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Professor Aya O'Aya, described the problems of Nigeria as multidimensional and beset by a multitude of challenges such as mismanagement of diversity, security and inability to define national values. Also, the former vice president of Nigeria, retired commander Ibitu Ikwi, suggested the needs to put in place a strategic plan that aims to create a new environment for the selection, training and development of the leadership elites. We are in the midst of a national emergency of the greatest danger. We are in a state of war. The first task we must deal with is the state of our security. We need to recall and mobilize all the retired military and paramilitary personnel in our country. They are among them, a reservoir of experience, of expertise and of patriotism that we can ignore only at our peril. Meanwhile, Bishop Mike Okonko said everyone is eager and looking forward to a new Nigeria – the bishop is of the opinion that God has blessed Nigeria, but Nigerians are wasting the commonwealth. Nigeria has suffered for too long. We have – I mean, you start – in fact, at times you don't want to answer in Nigeria. When you look at the events, the challenges of the country, the difficulties, the pains and the aches, and you cannot blame God – God has blessed this country so much – is a nation that I don't think – and I'm not saying this because I mean Nigeria is any country in the world that is as endowed as this nation. An SS3 student of the State Senior High School, Ikeja Lagos Ayeni Oluwani Fermi Bright, emerged winner of this year's edition in the keenly contested SE competition. Love you, Kukuku Uyedukun, Plastivy News.