Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has called for dialogue and discussions between the Southern and Northern parts of the country in order to tackle the challenges facing Nigeria, especially Insecurity and killings. Obasanjo, who stated this at the Extra Ordinary Summit of Leaders and Elders of Nigeria, organised by a group of leaders from the North and South, with the theme, “State of the Nation: The Rising Spate of Killings Must Stop”, said, “The time has come when we should constantly dialogue among ourselves at different levels to inform, educate and enlighten ourselves and dispel bad influences. A lot of misgivings, misunderstanding, misperception, misrepresentation, erroneous beliefs and outdated ideas and concepts can be cleared and a lot can be achieved.”
The former president, who was represented by Olagunsoye Oyinola further stated that “this ‘Dialogues Amongst Ourselves’, which are starting today, must not be a once-and-for-all affair. We must dialogue…
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