“Incoming government must end ethnic discord brought on by the election.” – Obasanjo

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has stated that the next administration must endeavor to promote national moral rearmament and reconciliation in the wake of the division brought on by the recently ended general elections.

According to him, this has the power to promote healing and calm Nigerian youth who were enraged by the flaws of the elections.

This was said by Obasanjo during his lecture at the conference “From Elections to Governance and Performance,” which was held in Abuja and was organized by Nextier and the Ibadan School of Governance and Public Affairs.

In order to save the country from its collapsing economy and massive national debt load, he continued, governance in Nigeria now required creative problem-solving. He also said that there needed to be political will and action, as well as administrative efforts, to reform the public service and transform it into a capability-ready unit.

Obasanjo stated that he would continue to express his concerns for the sake of the country since he was now “too old to be quiet” in view of the difficulties the country was facing.