Nigerians can overcome ethnic-religious differences with love and sacrifices for one another, says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku said this on Sunday in his Easter message to Nigerians where he added that the problem of the most populous nation is neither ethnicity nor religious colouration.
He also called on the leaders to become selfless and committed to resolving the country’s teething challenges.
Atiku described those two qualities as crucial to the unity Nigeria so “desperately needs at this time when vested and provincial interests threaten to tear our nation apart.”
According to him, “Our leaders at all levels should follow the virtues that define this day – sacrifice, love, and charity and come together to help all Nigerians resolve the differences that divide us.
“We must not allow those who seek to divide us to pretend as if our problems are as a result of another ethnic or religious group.”
