Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that Nigeria is more divided than ever. He tasked the next government to begin a process of healing and reconciliation.
According to him, became more divided after the 2023 general elections.
He advocated national reconciliation in order to enhance the healing needed for national peace and cohesion.
Obasanjo said this on Thursday at the Yardua Centre in Abuja during a book presentation, ‘The Unending Quest For Reform: An Intellectual Memoir’ authored by Dr Tunji Olaopa.
The ex-President’s comment comes about two days after a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammed Sanusi, said Nigeria is currently more divided than it was during the civil war between July 1967 and January 1970.
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