Ex-Niger gov — You possibly can’t build nation with divisive faith

A former governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has suggested the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and different elected leaders of the nation to work in direction of unity and nationwide cohesion.

He gave the recommendation at the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial ninth lecture held in Lafiya, Nasarawa State at the weekend.

Aliyu who was fondly addressed as Chief Servant throughout his tenure mentioned “In Nigeria at this time, every little thing is high secret – together with the illness of our leaders.

“Is it not possible to create and construct a nation amongst disparate tribes, multi-ethnic teams, totally different and infrequently divisive religions, areas and states?” he asked.

In accordance with him, “It’s attainable, provided that we are able to get the individuals to have faith in the establishments, leaders, governments and the entire system”.

This, he mentioned, must be our project not solely in Nigeria but in addition in Africa.