I welcome Obasanjo’s olive branch ---Atiku
(Nigeria) Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Monday, said he
welcomed the olive branch extended to him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo
and urged Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of forgiveness in the interest of
national unity.
Atiku in a statement by his media office in Abuja, said “forgiveness
is divinely inspired and is an oil that lubricates the wheels of continued
human interactions and engagements."
He commended Obasanjo, his former boss for taking this bold
and Godly step in the interest of the nation and humanity.
According to Atiku, the process of national healing and
reconciliation should advance to a new level and extend to other citizens of
our great nation, who may have had grievances against one another.
He urged politicians to learn from the words of Mahatma
Ghandi that an eye for an eye will make our nation go blind.
"When I made a similar effort few years ago, it was on
the conviction that it would not be beneficial to me before Allah, if I went to
the grave with bitterness. Let us forgive one another so that we can team up
for national rebirth,” he added.
Atiku maintained that even if one disagrees with Obasanjo,
no one would doubt his firm commitment to the unity of Nigeria.
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