The Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Olusegun Obasanjo has set an agenda for the incoming government on what to do to unite the nation after the division of the 2023 general elections caused Nigerians as a whole.
Obasanjo made this statement at a Conference in Abuja, organised by Nextier and the Ibadan School of Governance and Public Policy. The theme of the conference is “From Elections to Governance and Performance.”
During his speech, the former president said that Nigeria is now even more divided and more corroded. He further stated that the incoming administration should urgently call for national reconciliation for the aggrieved citizens.
Obasanjo's statement read in part:
"Given what we saw during the election, Nigeria is now even more divided and more corroded than we thought.
"This places a deep onus on any administration following the current one to urgently facilitate the process of national reconciliation for the aggrieved and will lead us across Nigeria and to assuage the youth.
"This must be done in sync with the imperative of national value orientation that Nigeria requires to build a collective sense of enduring and local values and national belonging."